Hebenstretia glaucescens Schltr.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Scrophulariaceae > Hebenstretia

Characteristics

Annual, 30-150 mm tall, with procumbent side branches. Leaves linear to linear-lanceolate, entire. Flowers in short, compact spikes, whitish, anthers as long as filaments, calyx glabrous. Fruit broadly oblong, of equal mericarps or, if unequal, then upper one deeply concave on inner face and lower one with 2 deep longitudinal grooves along inner face.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.03 - 0.15
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Distribution

Hebenstretia glaucescens world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:813167-1
WFO ID wfo-0001137796
COL ID 3JXYX
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Hebenstretia glaucescens