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Gnidia pinifolia L.

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Thymelaeaceae > Gnidia

Characteristics

Branches forked or fastigiate, glabrous, rather slender, leaf-scars rather close, moderately prominent; leaves alternate, acerose, pungent-acuminate, up to 8 lin. long and 0.3 lin. wide, glabrous, involucral rather wider; heads many-flowered; calyx densely hairy outside; tube 6 lin. long, the lower quarter inflated and triangular in section, upper part subcylindrical; lobes oblong or obovate, obtuse, 2 lin. long, 1.3 lin. wide; petals 4, 1 lin. long, anther-like, fleshy, densely hairy all over; anthers oblong, obtuse, 0.67 lin. long; ovary shortly stipitate, glabrous; style nearly as long as the calyx-tube; stigma capitate.
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Perennial shrub or dwarf shrub, 0.25-1.20 m high; branches forked or fastigiate, glabrous, rather slender. Leaves alternate, pungent-acuminate, glabrous. Flowers many. Hypanthium: densely hairy outside; tube lower quarter inflated and triangular in section, upper part subcylindrical; sepals oblong or obovate, obtuse. Petaloid floral glands 4, anther-like, fleshy, densely hairy all over. Anthers oblong, obtuse. Ovary shortly stipitate, glabrous. Style nearly as long as hypanthium tube. Stigma capitate.
Shrub to 1 m. Leaves crowded, alternate, needle-like, narrowly linear-oblong, pungent-acuminate; involucral leaves wider. Flowers ± 10 at branch tips, white, hypanthium villous, petaloid floral scales 4, anther-like, fleshy, densely villous.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.63 - 1.1
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

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Distribution

Gnidia pinifolia world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:831853-1
WFO ID wfo-0000704927
COL ID 3GMKW
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Synonyms

Gnidia pinifolia Canalia daphnoides Gnidia schlechteri Gnidia pinifolia var. ochroleuca Gnidia ochroleuca Gnidia radiata
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