Merciera eckloniana H.Buek

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Campanulaceae > Merciera

Characteristics

Stems semi-erect, slender, occasionally with group of branches al end of each season's growth. Leaves scattered. spreading, glabrous, or hairy on abaxial surface, axillary cluster of smaller leaves occasionally present; bract-like leaves 2-6 mm long. Flowers violet-blue, rarely white; hypanthium 1.0-2.8 mm long; hispid with filiform trichomes; calyx lobes 5, less than 1 mm long, hairs on hyaline tips; corolla tube narrow, 7.5-16.0 mm long, lobes 5, ovate, 1.5-3.5 mm long, glabrous on back. Stamens 5; filaments 5.5-10.0 mm long. Style 8.5-17.5 mm long.
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Like M. azurea but plants slender and leaves scattered.
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Distribution

Merciera eckloniana world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:144106-1
WFO ID wfo-0000816490
COL ID 3ZTGL
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Synonyms

Merciera eckloniana Merciera tenuifolia var. eckloniana