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Hermannia stellulata (Harv.) K.Schum.

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Malvaceae > Hermannia

Characteristics

Decumbent suffrutex, branches ± 0.3 m long; glandular-hairy and glutinous, interspersed with coarse, white, stellate hairs. Leaves petiolate, cuneate at base, lanceolate to oblong-lanceolate, serrate. Stipules leaf-like, clasping, ovate. Inflorescences 1-or 2-flowered; peduncles ± 18 mm long; pedicels filiform, coarsely hairy with glandular and stellate hairs (often stipitate). Flowers 9 mm long, claret-coloured. Calyx campanulate, 5-lobed to middle, lobes attenuate; gland-dotted, also with stellate and simple hairs. Petals 1.5x as long as calyx. Flowering time Oct.-Feb.
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Perennial herb, up to 0.3 m high. Stems decumbent or procumbent. Leaves with blade narrowly oblong, margins finely serrate, upper and lower surfaces glabrescent, hairs stellate. Flowers: in 2-flowered cymes; calyx deeply 5-cleft, lobes broadly subulate, not much shorter than petals; petals red, pink, mauve, purplish to blue; Sep.-Apr.
Prostrate herb. Leaves narrowly ovate to ovate, 2-3 times as long as broad, margin finely serrate. Calyx with stellate hairs, sometimes mixed with simple, gland-tipped hairs. Flowers red, pink, mauve, purplish to blue.
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 humidity 1-3
Soil texture 5-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Images

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Distribution

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

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:823951-1
WFO ID wfo-0001141075
COL ID 3KZP7
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Synonyms

Hermannia schinzii Hermannia stellulata Hermannia sinuata Mahernia stellulata Hermannia adenotricha Hermannia exilis Hermannia geminiflora
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