Lasiosiphon anthylloides Meisn.

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Thymelaeaceae > Lasiosiphon

Characteristics

A shrub of variable habit; branches at first densely villous, leaf-scars small but prominent; leaves alternate, imbricate, lanceolate or oblong, adpressed-silky on both surfaces, about 6 lin. long and 2 lin. wide; flowers in dense terminal sessile heads;, calyx-tube 12-15 lin. long, densely woolly outside, gradually widened upwards; lobes elliptic, obtuse, 3 lin. long, 2 lin. wide; petals minute and tooth-like, or obsolete; anthers oblong, obtuse, 0.67 lin. long; ovary oblong; style filiform, nearly as long as the calyx-tube; stigma capitate.
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Perennial shrub or dwarf shrub, 0.15-1.00 m high; branches at first densely villous, leaf scars small but prominent. Leaves alternate, imbricate, lanceolate or oblong, appressed-silky on both surfaces. Flowers in dense, terminal, sessile heads. Hypanthium: tube densely woolly outside, gradually widened upwards; sepals elliptic, obtuse. Petaloid floral outgrowths minute and tooth-like, or obsolete. Anthers oblong, obtuse. Ovary oblong. Style filiform, nearly as long as the hypanthium tube. Stigma capitate. Flowering time June-Apr.
Slender shrub to 1.5 m. Leaves alternate, oblong-elliptic to elliptic, silky beneath; involucral leaves slightly smaller, with robust bases. Flowers ± 10-20 in terminal heads, 5-merous, bright yellow, hypanthium silky, petaloid floral scales 5, tiny.
Shrub, 0.6 m high. Leaves adpressed-silky on both surfaces, lanceolate or oblong. Flowers in dense terminal sessile heads. Calyx tube 20 mm long. Petals minute or obsolete. Flowers yellow.
Life form
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.38 - 0.8
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

Uses medicinal poison
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Therapeutic use Vermifuge (unspecified)
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Distribution

Lasiosiphon anthylloides world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:832095-1
WFO ID wfo-0001142392
COL ID 6P3LF
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Synonyms

Tragacantha physalodes Tragacantha foliolosa Phaca incana Dais sericea Arthrosolen anthylloides Astragalus physaloides Colutea incana Gnidia anthylloides Lasiosiphon anthylloides Tragacantha anthyllodes Lasiosiphon oblongifolius Lasiosiphon macranthus Passerina anthylloides Astragalus foliolosus Astragalus safranbolicus Dais anthylloides Gnidia tomentosa Lasiosiphon anthylloides var. vulgaris Passerina anthylloides var. vulgaris Passerina anthylloides var. macrophylla Passerina anthylloides var. glabrescens Lasiosiphon anthylloides var. macrophyllus Lasiosiphon anthylloides var. glabrescens