Merciera brevifolia A.Dc.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Campanulaceae > Merciera

Characteristics

Stems semi-erect, slender with groups of branches at end of each season's growth. Leaves scattered to crowded, less than 8 mm long, glabrous to hairy on abaxial surface, with axillary cluster of smaller leaves; bract-like leaves 2-4 mm long. Flowers white; hypanthium 0.81.6 mm long; trichomes filiform; calyx lobes 5.0.51.0 mm long, hairy on hyaline tips, rarely on back; corolla tube 3-6 mm long; lobes 5, ovate, 1.53.0 mm long, glabrous on back. Stamens 5; filaments 24 mm long. Style 4.0-8.5 mm long.
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Like M. leptoloba but leaves shorter, < 8 mm long and petals ovate.
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Distribution

Merciera brevifolia world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:144105-1
WFO ID wfo-0000816500
COL ID 3ZTGK
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Synonyms

Merciera brevifolia