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Gnidia imbricata L.F.

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Thymelaeaceae > Gnidia

Characteristics

A dwarf much-branched shrub; branches slender, at first puberulous; leaves oval or oblong, about as long as the internodes, 5 lin. long, 1-1.5 lin. wide, obtuse, canescent, at length glabrous, distinctly 3-nerved; flowers few in terminal heads; calyx densely hairy outside; tube 6 lin. long, without a differently coloured basal area, subcylindrical, ribbed; lobes oval, rounded at the apex, 1.5 lin. long, 1 lin. wide; petals 8, more than half as long as the lobes; anthers 2/3 lin. long; ovary compressed, 1/2 lin. long; style excentric, filiform; stigma subcapitate.
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Silver-hairy shrublet, up to 0.3 m tall. Leaves opposite to subopposite, elliptic-lanceolate, densely silky hairy, involucral leaves similar. Flowers 2-4 at branch tips, cream-coloured, hypanthium densely silky hairy, petaloid floral scales 8, anther-like.
Shrublet to 30 cm, silvery hairy. Leaves opposite to subopposite, elliptic-lanceolate, densely silky; involucral leaves similar. Flowers 2-4 at branch tips, cream-coloured, hypanthium densely silky hairy, petaloid floral scales 8, anther-like.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.3
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

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Distribution

Gnidia imbricata world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:831779-1
WFO ID wfo-0000704849
COL ID 3GMHQ
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Gnidia imbricata Gnidia incana Gnidia imbricata var. incana
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