Nemesia ionantha Diels

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Scrophulariaceae > Nemesia

Characteristics

Herba annua basi ramosa, rami adscendentes. Caules circ. 10-20 cm longi parce glanduloso-pilosuli. Folia inferiora petiolata superiora subsessilia, glabra vel parce pilosula ovato-oblonga breviter serrata, 6-20 mm longa, 3-8 mm lata. Racemi laxi, pedicelli patuli 6-8 mm longi, fructiferi sursum curvati ad 15-18 mm elongati. Sepala elliptica obtusa, margine minute ciliolata, 3-3.5 mm longa 1.5 mm lata. Corolla violacea ad faucem flava basi sacco late obconiformi (vel si mavis calcare latissimo valde abbreviato) 3 mm longo et lato ornata; labii superioris segmenta circ. 5 mm longa, lateralia 2 mm lata, mediani aequilongi alte bifidi lobi 1.5 mm lati; labium inferius bilobum 2.5 mm longum, 4.5 mm latum sub palato macula barbata ornatum. Ovarium 1.5 mm longum, stylus latus cum stigmate 0.5 mm longus. Capsula compressa ambitu late ovata apice emarginata, 4-7 mm longa, 5-6 mm lata.
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Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

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Germination duration (days) 7 - 21
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 21
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Distribution

Nemesia ionantha world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:806292-1
WFO ID wfo-0001137417
COL ID 467RQ
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Synonyms

Nemesia ionantha