Hermannia montana N.E.Br.

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Malvaceae > Hermannia

Characteristics

Humilis suffruticosa, basi ramosa, ramis erectis simplicibus dense stellato-tomentosis fulvidis, foliis breviter petiolatis adscendentibus lineari-oblongis vel inferioribus oblingis utrinque acutis integris vel leviter crenulatis in siccis complicatis dense stellato-tomentosis subvelutinis subtus fulvidis, stipulis erectis lanceolatis acutis stellato-tomentosis, cymis breviter pedunculatis subumbellatim 3-5-floris bracteatis, bracteis liberis vel interdum plus minusve connatis lanceolatis acutis atque pedicellis brevibus calycibusque glanduloso-tomentosis, calyce infra medium 5 loba lobis lanceolatis acutis erectis intus laxe tomentosis, petalis luteis obovatis unguibus pubescentibus canaliculatis, staminibus quam petala multo brevioribus, filamentis linearibus pubescentibus supra medium truncato-cuspidatis vix vel non dilatatis, ovario tomentoso.
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Suffrutex, up to 300 mm tall, densely and finely tomen-tulose. Leaves broadly lanceolate to oblanceolate or elliptic, up to 50 x 20 mm, margin dentate above, entire below, petiole 4-6 mm long. Flowers borne in axillary clusters; yellow-orange.
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Foliage retention deciduous
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Mature height (meter) 0.3
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Hermannia montana world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:823842-1
WFO ID wfo-0001141002
COL ID 3KZKC
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Synonyms

Hermannia lanceolata Hermannia montana Hermannia brachymalla Hermannia rogersii