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Hermannia oliveri K.Schum.

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Malvaceae > Hermannia

Characteristics

Leaf-lamina up to 4 (5·8) × 2 (4) cm., ovate-oblong to ovate, apex obtuse, margin crenate-dentate, stellate-pubescent above, stellate-tomentose below, nerves prominent beneath; petiole up to c. 1·7 cm. long, stellate-tomentose; stipules up to 2 (5) mm. long, stellate-tomentose.
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Flowers in ± diffuse panicles; branches of inflorescence stellate-tomentose; pedicels c. 5 (9) mm. long; bracts and bracteoles c. 2 mm. long, subulate, stellate-tomentose.
Ovary oblong-ovoid, subsessile, stellate-tomentose, with 5 thickened longitudinal ribs; styles c. 3·5 mm. long, glabrous.
Calyx c. 6 mm. long, campanulate, stellate-tomentose, lobed 3/5 of the way down; lobes narrowly lanceolate.
Capsule c. 8 × 5 mm., oblong-ovoid, with thickened ribs, stellate-tomentellous, not horned at the apex.
Stamens with ± subulate, glabrous filaments c. 1·5 mm. long; anthers rather long-ciliate.
Petals yellow, c. 6 mm. long, narrowly obovate, margins not inrolled, glabrous.
Shrublet c. 1 m. tall; branches stellate-tomentose, eventually glabrescent.
Mature seeds not seen.
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.0
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Hermannia oliveri world distribution map, present in Kenya, Tanzania, United Republic of, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:823863-1
WFO ID wfo-0001141015
COL ID 3KZL6
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Synonyms

Hermannia oliveri
WorldFloraDB 2024