Holothrix majubensis C.Archer & R.H.Archer

Species

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Characteristics

Plants slender, scape without bracts, hairy, growing horizontally on cliffs, up to 55 mm tall; leaves 2, basal, ovate, up to 35 x 25 mm, green at flowering time. Inflorescences dense, secund racemes; bracts ovate-lanceolate, hairy, about 2.5 mm long, with up to 15 flowers. Flowers white, non-resupinate. Sepals hairy, about 2 mm long. Petals entire, lanceolate, about 2.8 mm long. Lip with 3 + equal obtuse-triangular lobes, lobes about 1 mm long, basal undivided lip portion 2 mm long; spur recurved and 1 mm long; ovary 2.5 mm long. Gynostemium 1 mm tall.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
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Mature height (meter) 0.06
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Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Distribution

Holothrix majubensis world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:991944-1
WFO ID wfo-0000982895
COL ID 6M9HJ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Holothrix majubensis