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Gnidia racemosa Thunb.

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Thymelaeaceae > Gnidia

Characteristics

A glabrous shrub, 2 ft. high; branches sparse, long, green; branchlets filiform, virgate, sub-fastigiate, lax, short; leaves ovate, obovate or obovate-lanceolate, 5-6 lin. long, 2-3 lin. wide, obtuse, glabrous, unequal, erecto-patent, the lower larger, subpetiolate; flowers racemose, axillary towards the apex of the branches; calyx hirsute, 5 lin. long; petals 8, anther-like, glabrous, yellow; anthers yellow, sessile.
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Perennial shrub or dwarf shrub, 0.4-1.5 m high; branches sparse, glabrous; branchlets filiform. Leaves ovate, obovate or obovate-lanceolate, obtuse, glabrous, unequal, erecto-patent, lower larger, subpetiolate. Flowers racemose, axillary towards apex of branches. Hypanthium hirsute. Petaloid floral outgrowths 8, anther-like, glabrous, yellow. Anthers yellow, sessile. Flowering time Aug.-Apr.
Shrub to 60 cm. Leaves scattered, obovate to lanceolate. Flowers racemose, pale yellow-green, hypanthium puberulous, petaloid floral scales 4, deeply bifid, fleshy.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.6 - 0.61
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

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Distribution

Gnidia racemosa world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:831872-1
WFO ID wfo-0000704950
COL ID 3GMLG
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Synonyms

Gnidia racemosa
WorldFloraDB 2024