Gnidia linoides Wikstr.

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Thymelaeaceae > Gnidia

Characteristics

Plant up to 8 in. high, branched from the base; branches very slender, glabrous; leaves opposite, linear-subulate, 3 lin. long, 1/2 lin. wide, acute; flowers terminal, solitary; calyx-tube pubescent, 2.5 lin. long, the lower third ovoid and firm, the upper part long-funnel-shaped and fleshy; lobes oblong, acute, 1.3 lin. long, 1/3 lin. wide, pubescent outside; petals 4, bilobed,0.16 lin. long; anthers oblong; ovary oblong, 1/3 lin. long, hairy at the apex; style nearly as long as the calyx-tube.
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Delicate shrublet to 20 cm. Leaves opposite, linear-subulate. Flowers solitary in upper axils, white, hypanthium funnel-shaped, hairy, petaloid floral scales 4, membranous, bilobed.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.2
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Flower color
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Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

Light -
Soil humidity 4-6
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Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
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Distribution

Gnidia linoides world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:831804-1
WFO ID wfo-0000704876
COL ID 3GMJG
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Calysericos linarifolia Craspedostoma linoides Gnidia linoides Gnidiopsis linoides Passerina linoides Gnidia linoides var. major