Hereroa pallens L.Bolus

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Aizoaceae > Ruschioideae > Hereroa

Characteristics

Compacta, internodiis invisis; raimili floriferi 4-6-foliati; folia patenti-erecta, supra visa saepe falcata obtusaque, duo paris fere simillima, vel dissimilia tumque alterum obtuse carinatum, lat. visum prope apicem leviter ampliatum sed tamen ibi haud compressum, alterum obscure carinatum, superne leviter angustatum, obtusum, pallide glauca, superne purpurea, punctis crebris prominentibus, ad 3.2 cm, vel cultissima 4 cm, longa, vagina 3-4 mm, medio 4-5 mm lata, 4-6 mm, vel rarissime ad 8 mm, diam.; flores solitarii tantum visi, nocturni, subodorati; pedunculus 2-2.5 cm longus, basi bracteatus; bracteae lat. visae obtusae, obscure carinatae, lateribus convexis, 1.1 cm longae cum vagina 2 mm, vel cultissimae longiores; receptaculum turbinatum, 6 mm longum, ad 8 mm diam.; sepala 5, petala acquantia vel parum superantia, 1-1.2 cm longa, basi 5-6 mm lata; petala 3-seriata, in fascicula 5 disposita, demum plus minusve recurvata, aliter patentia apicemque versus haud sursum curvata, obtusa, inferne e medio angustata, aureo lutea, 0.8-1.1 cm longa, saepius 1.25-1.75 mm lata, in scctione latissima visa; filamenta 4-seriata, interiora parum supra basin dense papillata, lutea, ad 0.9-1.1 cm longa, antheris pollineque luteis; glandulae contiguae magnae semicirculares, intus concavae, conspicue crenulatae, saturate virides; ovarium supra concavum, lobis inconspicuis, demum in flore senecto leviter elevatis, obtusis; stigmata ad apicem papillata, 1 cm longa.
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Distribution

Hereroa pallens world distribution map, present in South Africa

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WFO ID wfo-0000720279
COL ID 3KYN4
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Synonyms

Hereroa pallens