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Harveya huttoni Hiern

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Orobanchaceae > Harveya

Characteristics

Herb, parasite, 0.15-0.40 m high; stem greenish yellow or dull red, glabrous to villous, simple. Leaves imbricate, scaly, concave, elliptical, 7-13 x 3-5 mm, apex acute, subacute or obtuse; villous, hairs directed upwards. Inflorescence with 6-12 light pink flowers. Bracts elliptical, concave, apex acute, or obtuse, villous. Calyx bilabiate, campanulate or obconical at base, villous externally, lobes deltate-lanceolate. Corolla: white or pale yellow, dorsally keeled, externally villous, internally glabrescent, throat white or yellow, limb pink or lilac, lobe orbicular-obovate, crenulate, lobulate or lacerate, pubescent at margins. Stamens didynamous, included; filaments puberulent. Ovary spherical, ovoid; style incurved at tip; stigma globose. Flowering time Nov.-Feb.
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Erect, holoparasitic herb, 0.15-0.40 m high; stems, scales and calyces pubescent, usually greenish yellow, sometimes with dull red or crimson markings. Flowers: inflorescence racemose; calyx divided to 1/3 of its length or less, lobes deltate; corolla with tube 28-44 mm long and white or pale yellow, throat 30-45 mm wide and white, pale yellow or bright yellow, limb pale pink to mauve or lilac; Nov.-Feb.
Erect, parasitic herb, up to 0.6 m high. Raceme 7-20-flowered. Calyx (11-)13-19 mm long. Corolla tube 28-34(-40) mm long. Ovary suborbicular, 4-5 x 3.5-4.0 mm. Flowers pink.
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Distribution

Harveya huttoni world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:803601-1
WFO ID wfo-0001138092
COL ID 3JVGG
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Synonyms

Harveya leucopharynx Harveya pulchra Harveya silvatica Harveya huttoni
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