Microloma armatum (Thunb.) Schltr. ex E.Gilg & Benedict

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Microloma

Characteristics

Perennial shrub or dwarf shrub, 0.1-0.6 m high. Leaves slightly fleshy, triangular in shape, shortly petiolate. Inflorescence sessile, cymose, 2-flowered; pedicels 2-4 mm long. Sepals ± half as tall as corolla, slightly spreading, narrowly lanceolate, greenish, pubescent. Corolla urceolate to tubular, slightly constricted just below mouth with 10 ridges descending from bases of lobes, greenish yellow; lobes ovate, folded inwards. Corona absent. Gynostegium ± 2 mm tall, narrowing from base to an acute apex. Anthers with divergent spurs. Pollinia stout. Flowering time Nov.-Feb. Follicles 50 mm long.
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Dwarf, rigid, densely branched, spiky shrub, up to 200 mm tall, branches 1-2.5 mm diam., pubescent to tomentose, whitish grey to green, tips spinescent. Leaves ± cordate-deltoid, 2-8 x 1-4 mm, grey-green. Flowers 1-6, in sessile, extra-axillary clusters, pedicels 2-4 mm long. Corolla urceolate-truncate, 1.5-3 mm diam., pubescent outside, greenish yellow, lobes 0.6-1 mm long, folded inwards lengthwise, bent at right angles to tube into mouth to close it, converging in centre.
Somewhat rigid, spiky shrublet to 30 cm; sap clear. Leaves opposite, 2-8 mm, caducous. Flowers 2-4 mm long, greenish yellow.
A small shrub. It grows 10-60 cm tall.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.6
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Environment

It is a subtropical plant. It is recorded between 150-1,800 m above sea level.
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Soil texture 7-9
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

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Edible fruits
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Microloma armatum world distribution map, present in Namibia and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:941758-1
WFO ID wfo-0000368792
COL ID 73H3G
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Microloma armatum

Lower taxons

Microloma armatum var. burchellii Microloma armatum var. armatum