Hermannia bicolor Dinter & Engl.

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Malvaceae > Hermannia

Characteristics

E basi multiramosa, radice longissima perpendiculari, ramis adscendentibus 2.5-3.5 dm longis, ramulis erectis glabris multifloris, internodiis circ. 1 mm longis. Foliorum stipulae elongato-triangulares circ. 2 mm longae, petiolus 3-4 mm longus, lamina glabra anguste lineari-oblonga, 1.5-2.5 cm longa, 4-5 mm lata, remote grosse serrata. Pedunculi tenues 1-2-flori, 1-1.5 cm longi, supra medium bibracteolati. Flores nutantes; calycis turbinati tubus fere 2 mm longus, sepalorum partes liberae triangulares 3.5 mm longae, 1.6 mm latae; petala oblonga ima basi tantum marginibus involuta, 6.5 mm longa; staminum filamenta ima basi cohaerentia gynophoro adnata, ad medium usque cuneata, lamina transverse callosa circ. 1 mm lata, angusta, breviter pilosa, e medio in partem subulatam contracta, antherae anguste lanceolatae 4.5 mm longae; ovarium obovoideum, breviter et parce pilosum, 5-lobum 2 mm longum; stilus elongato-conoideus, subulatus, breviter pilosus, 5 mm longus.
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Perennial herb, up to 0.3 m high; young parts with conspicuous sessile glands, older parts glabrous. Stems procumbent, decumbent or erect. Leaves shortly petiolate; blade narrowly elliptic, margins shallowly to deeply, irregularly lobed. Flowers: in 2-flowered cymes; calyx campanulate, deeply lobed; petals white with purple, pink or red margins; Aug.-Mar.
Perennial herb. Stems prostrate, decumbent or erect. Young parts with conspicuous sessile glands, older parts glabrous. Leaves narrowly elliptic, margin incised. Inflorescence a 2-flowered cyme. Flowers orange-pink.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.3
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Soil texture 5-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Distribution

Hermannia bicolor world distribution map, present in Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:823631-1
WFO ID wfo-0001140867
COL ID 3KZCP
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Hermannia bicolor