Hebenstretia namaquensis Roessler

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Scrophulariaceae > Hebenstretia

Characteristics

Small shrub, 150-400 mm tall, with stem and branches minutely papillate or ± glabrous. Leaves spreading, linear-lanceolate, entire or inconspicuously toothed. Flowers in mostly dense spikes, white, yellow-spotted, anthers on short filaments, calyx glabrous. Fruit ovoid-ellipsoid, of 2 unequal mericarps, upper one shield-shaped.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Hebenstretia namaquensis world distribution map, present in Namibia and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:813176-1
WFO ID wfo-0001137805
COL ID 6LH2M
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Synonyms

Hebenstretia namaquensis