Gnidia wickstroemiana Meisn.

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Thymelaeaceae > Gnidia

Characteristics

A dwarf shrub; branches patent, short, rigid; leaves opposite, oblong-lanceolate, subacute, 2 lin. long, 0.5 lin. wide, with adpressed silky hairs on both surfaces; flowers in small heads near the ends of the branches; calyx silky outside; tube 2 lin. long, ovoid below, sub-cylindrical above; lobes oblong, obtuse, lin. long, lin. wide; petals 4, subulate, minute; anthers oblong; ovary ovoid, with an apical tuft of hairs; style cylindrical, 1.25 lin. long; stigma slightly swollen.
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Dwarf shrub, up to 0.6 m high; stems woody; branches short, rigid. Leaves opposite, imbricate; blade narrowly ovate-oblong, ± 4 x 1 mm, greyish silvery hairy. Flowers: in small heads; petals 4; calyx tube 3 mm long; Jul.-Oct.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.6
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Environment

Light -
Soil humidity 1-3
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

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Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Distribution

Gnidia wickstroemiana world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:831944-1
WFO ID wfo-0000705034
COL ID 3GMNN
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Passerina stricta Gnidia stricta Gnidia wickstroemiana