Microloma namaquense Bolus

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Microloma

Characteristics

Climber, up to 1 m tall, stems ± 1 mm diam., finely pubescent, deciduous. Leaves linear, 10-35 x 1-2 mm, pubescent, dark grey-green. Flowers 3-6, in extra-axillary clusters, peduncle 4-7 mm, pedicels 6-9 mm long. Corolla uniformly bright red, not shiny, tube urceolate, 5-6 mm long, 4 mm broad at base narrowing to 2-2.5 mm at mouth, lobes ± 2.5 x 3 mm, suborbicular-reniform, erect, closely overlapping towards bases and forming a rosette, closing mouth of tube.
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A climber. It grows 1 m tall. The stems are 1 mm across. They are finely hairy. The leaves are narrow and 1-3.5 cm long by 1-2 mm wide. The flowers are in clusters of 3-6.
Life form perennial
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Growth support climber
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.0
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It is a subtropical plant.
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Edible fruits
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Distribution

Microloma namaquense world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:99772-1
WFO ID wfo-0001102852
COL ID 73H5D
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Synonyms

Microloma namaquense