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Gnidia geminiflora E.Mey. ex Meisn.

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Thymelaeaceae > Gnidia

Characteristics

A much-branched undershrub; branches rather slender, slightly puberulous at the apex; leaves opposite, lanceolate, 4 lin. long, 1 lin. wide, concave, the uppermost slightly hairy, the others quite glabrous; flowers in pairs near the apex of the branches; calyx silky outside; tube 7 lin. long, ribbed, slightly inflated below; lobes ovate, acute, 2.5 lin. long, 1 lin. wide; petals 4, fleshy, bifid, 1.5 lin. long, glabrous; ovary compressed, slightly puberulous above; style excentric, filiform, 3 lin. long; stigma capitate.
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Shrub, up to 0.6 m tall. Leaves opposite, linear-lanceolate, glabrous or silky hairy above, involucral leaves similar. Flowers paired at branch tips, cream-yellow, hypanthium silky hairy, petaloid floral scales 4, fleshy, bifid.
Shrub to 60 cm. Leaves opposite, linear-lanceolate, glabrous or silky hairy above; involucral leaves similar. Flowers paired at branch tips, cream-yellow, hypanthium silky hairy, petaloid floral scales 4, fleshy, bifid.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.6
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Environment

Light -
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Soil texture 5-6
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Usage

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Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Distribution

Gnidia geminiflora world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:831753-1
WFO ID wfo-0000704817
COL ID 3GMGT
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Gnidia geminiflora Gnidia geminiflora var. brevifolia
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