Gnidia inconspicua Meisn.

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Thymelaeaceae > Gnidia

Characteristics

Dwarf, much-branched; branches short; branchlets divaricate, adpressed strigillose when young, leaf-scars prominent; leaves decussate, approximate, spreading or reflexed, oblong, subacute, 2-5 lin. long, 1-3 lin. wide, at first adpressed pilose, glabrescent, flat; flowers geminate; calyx silky-villous, 4-5 lin. long; lobes narrow, subobtuse, lilac; petals 8, membranous, white.
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Shrublet to 25 cm. Leaves opposite or whorled, oblong-ovate to lanceolate, moderately silky hairy (sparkle in direct light); involucral leaves similar. Flowers solitary or paired at branch tips, pale yellow, hypanthium silky hairy.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
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Mature height (meter) 0.25
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Environment

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Usage

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Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Distribution

Gnidia inconspicua world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:831781-1
WFO ID wfo-0000704851
COL ID 3GMHS
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Arthrosolen inconspicuus Gnidia meisneriana Passerina inconspicua Gnidia inconspicua