Hermannia cernua Thunb.

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Malvaceae > Hermannia

Characteristics

Fruticulus palmaris, erectus, fufcus. Rami teretes, flexuofi, erecti, villofi, fufcefcentes.Ramuli capillares, fubaphylli, florentes, villofi, elongati, bracteari. Folia in ramis and inferiori parte ramulorum, alterna, petiolata, ovata, obtufa, crenata, viilofo-fcabrida, inaequalia, ungvicularia. Petioli longitudine foliorum. Stipulae ovatae, acutae, minimae. Pedunculi ex axillis bractearum vel ex ultimis ramulis continuati, capillares, digitales. Bracteae in bafi and faepe medio pedunculo, ovatae, acutae, fcabridae, vix lineam longae. Flores in apice pedunculi folitarii, reflex-cernui. Calyx tenuistime villofus uti and Capfula. Corolla violacea.
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Low, semi-spreading suffrutex, up to 0.3 m high; glandular, glutinous. Leaves dark green, ovate-oblong, inciso-dentate or subpinnatifid, with obtuse lobes. Stipules small. Inflorescences 2-flowered; peduncles up to 45 mm long; pedicels glandular-hairy. Flowers 10 mm long, white to yellow. Calyx campanulate, 5-lobed to middle; stellate and glandular-hairy, margins with simple, white hairs. Petals twice as long as calyx, spreading. Flowering time Sept.? Fruit a glandular-hairy capsule.
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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 3-4
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Hermannia cernua world distribution map, present in Lesotho, Namibia, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:823656-1
WFO ID wfo-0001140873
COL ID 6M46H
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Synonyms

Hermannia cernua Mahernia nana Hermannia nana