Hermannia oblongifolia (Harv.) Hochr.

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Malvaceae > Hermannia

Characteristics

Decumbent suffrutex, branches ± 0.15 m long; densely greyish, woolly stellate-hairy. Leaves petiolate (± 5 mm), narrowly oblong, ± 50 mm long, margins entire or crenate. Stipules parted at base into 2 or 3 leaf-like segments. Inflorescences 2-to 3-flowered; peduncles ± 18 mm long; pedicels filiform. Flowers 6 mm long, dull pink, claret or red. Calyx campanulate, 5-lobed in upper half. Petals 1.5x longer than calyx. Flowering time Oct.?.
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Perennial herb, ± 0.07 m high. Stems procumbent or decumbent. Leaves petiolate, greyish green; blade linear to narrowly ovate-oblong, margins serrulate in upper part, entire below, both surfaces densely stellate-pubescent, lower surface prominently reticulate. Flowers: in 2-or 3-flowered cymes; calyx deeply cut, segments broadly subulate, half as long as petals; petals dark pink; Sep., Oct.
Procumbent herb. Leaf blade linear to lanceolate-oblong, prominently reticulate beneath, 45 x 8-10 mm, serrulate above, entire below, cuneate at base, scarcely scaberulous with greyish, finely stellate hairs, bullate above. Inflorescence a 2-or 3-flowered cyme. Flowers dark pink.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.07
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Environment

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Soil humidity 1-3
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Hermannia oblongifolia world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:823859-1
WFO ID wfo-0001141010
COL ID 3KZL2
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Synonyms

Hermannia oblongifolia Hermannia natalensis Mahernia oblongifolia Mahernia natalensis