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Mackaya bella Harv.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Acanthaceae > Mackaya

Characteristics

Nearly glabrous; leaves 5 by 1 1/2 in., narrowed at both ends, margins crenate or very obtusely toothed; petioles 1/4-1/3 in. long; raceme terminal, 4-6 in. long, loose, of 4-12-flowers; pedicels 0-1/6 in. long, in opposite pairs; bracts hardly 1/8 in. long, linear; calyx 1/4 in. long, divided nearly to the base into 5 linear segments; corolla 1 1/2-2 in. long, curved but only obscurely 2-lipped, pale lilac; tube linear-cylindric in the lower half, campanulate in the upper; lobes ovate, not very unequal; anthers 1/4 in. long; capsule 1 1/2 in. long, 4-seeded, nearly glabrous, cylindric stalk 3/4 in. long; seeds nearly smooth.
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Perennial tree or shrub, 1-3 m high. Leaves opposite, petioled, elliptic-obovate, acuminate, obtuse, usually narrowed at base, margins lobulate, subentire, with nerves distinct beneath, glabrous. Flowers alternate in a terminal raceme. Bracts subulate. Calyx divided almost to base, acuminate. Flowering time June-Dec.
Shrub, 1.0-1.5 m high. Leaves elliptic or elliptic-lanceolate, acuminate, narrowed at base; margins lobulate or subentire, nerves distinct below. Flowers opposite in terminal lax raceme. Corolla tube 35 mm long, lobes 20 mm long. Flowers lilac.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.0 - 1.5
Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 1.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
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Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

Light 4-7
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 4-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -7
Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Productivity -

Images

Flower

Mackaya bella flower picture by van Jaarsveld Amorie (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Mackaya bella world distribution map, present in eSwatini, South Africa, and Zimbabwe

Conservation status

Mackaya bella threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:52245-1
WFO ID wfo-0001044667
COL ID 3WZJ9
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Mackaya bella Asystasia bella
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