Hesperantha truncatula Goldblatt

Species

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Characteristics

Plants 100-160 mm high. Corm ± ovoid, 7-9 mm diam., asymmetric; tunics woody, imbricate, dark brown. Stem slender, unbranched, with short scale-like leaf in upper fourth. Leaves 3, lower 2 ± basal, blades plane, unusually short and ± obtuse, 12-20 x 4-8 mm, upper leaf sheathing lower 1/2-2/3 of stem, 40-80 mm long, slightly inflated. Spike 1-to 5-flowered; bracts green below, pale and membranous distally, 8-12 mm long. Flowers crepuscular, ± rotate, pale blue-purple, pale in throat and tube, outer tepals with broad purple streak on reverse; perianth tube straight, ± 7 mm long, cylindric, wider near apex; tepals subequal, narrowly ovate, 11-13 x ± 5 mm, spreading. Filaments weakly diverging, ± 3 mm long; anthers 5.5-6.0 mm long, ?yellow; pollen ?yellow. Style branches ± 7 mm long, ascending, ultimately reaching to ± middle of anthers in closed flower.
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Cormous geophyte, 8-12 cm, corm rounded. Leaves short, oblong. Flowers pale blue.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.16
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Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 1-2
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Distribution

Hesperantha truncatula world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:933606-1
WFO ID wfo-0000782861
COL ID 6M3MW
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Hesperantha truncatula