Hebenstretia robusta E.Mey.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Scrophulariaceae > Hebenstretia

Characteristics

Perennial dwarf shrub, up to 0.6 m high; stems erect, often well branched, often woody at base. Leaves mostly 7-20 x 1-2 mm, ± linear, entire or somewhat toothed, spreading. Flowers in spikes up to 200 mm long. Bracts broadly ovate, base broad, apex a short point. Corolla white or yellow with orange to purple fleck, sometimes all orange or brown; lobes of various lengths. Fruit broadly ellipsoid, the 2 parts unequal.
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Shrublet, 200-500 mm tall, with erect branches. Leaves spreading, linear, slightly toothed. Flowers in elongate spikes, white with orange to red marks, honey-scented, anthers subsessile, calyx glabrous. Fruit ellipsoid, of 2 unequal mericarps, upper mericarp shield-shaped.
Shrublet with erect branches. Leaves linear, slightly toothed, spreading. Flowers in elongate spikes, white with orange to red marks, honey-scented, anthers subsessile, calyx glabrous; fruit ellipsoid, upper mericarp shield-shaped.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.4 - 0.55
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Environment

Light -
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 4-8
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

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Images

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Distribution

Hebenstretia robusta world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:813184-1
WFO ID wfo-0001137817
COL ID 3JXZP
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Synonyms

Hebenstretia augusta Hebenstretia robusta Hebenstretia crassifolia