Gnidia fraterna (N.E.Br.) E.Phillips

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Thymelaeaceae > Gnidia

Characteristics

Perennial, dwarf shrub, 0.18-0.30 m high; branches many, slender, appressed-pilose. Leaves opposite, subsessile, narrowly lanceolate, flat, erect, glabrous; spike ebracteate. Hypanthium: appressed-pilose outside; tube very slender; sepals 4, oblong, obtuse, yellowish purple at tip. Stamens 8, narrowly ovoid, smooth, enclosed in persistent membranous base of hypanthium. Flowering time Dec., Jan.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.18 - 0.3
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Environment

Light -
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Soil texture 7-8
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Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

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Cultivation

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Distribution

Gnidia fraterna world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:831748-1
WFO ID wfo-0000704812
COL ID 3GMGP
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Arthrosolen fraternus Gnidia fraterna