Nemesia zimbabwensis Rendle

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Scrophulariaceae > Nemesia

Characteristics

Nemesia zimbabwensis, sp. nov. Herba annua erecta, a basi ramosa, ramis patenti-ascendentibus vel suberectis; caulibus ramisque foliatis quadrangulis, juventute sparsum glanduloso-puberulis denique glabrescentibus; foliis membranaceis glabris ovatis acutis super basin serratis, basi rotundata vel latissime inaequaliter cuneata, nervo mediano in sicco conspicuo nervis utrinque 1 vel 2 e basi laminae ascendentibus, 1.5-3 cm. long., 0.8-1.8 cm. lat., petiolis tenuibus 4-7 mm. long; racemis caulem et ramos terminantibus brevibus pauciflorus in fructu paullo elongato, 2-5 cm. long.; bracteis oppositis foliaceis petiolo breviore vel sessilibus, in racemo elongato alternantibus superne deminuentibus ovato-acuminatis vel ovato-lanceolatis; floribus parvis delicatulis albidis pedicello tenuissimo minute puberulo c. 6 mm. long.; calycis lobis linearibus vel lineari-oblongis subobtusis, 1-3-nerviis, sparsim glanduloso-puberulis, vix 3 mm. long.; corollae glabrae labio superior 4-lobo, 4-5 mm. long., lobis lateralibus late ellipticis rotundatis vix 2 mm. long., medianis angustioribus obtusis 2 mm. long., labio inferiore 5 mm. long, emarginato, palato bilobulato glabro, calcare e basi latiore tenui cylindrico 3 mm. long.; capsula subcoriacea compressa urceolata sub vertice vix constricta, leviter bicornuta latissime truncato-emarginata, marginibus loborum incrassatis, 0.7-1 cm. long. c. 5 mm. lat.
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Leaves sub-sessile to shortly petiolate, 1.2–3.5(6.0) x 0.6–1.8(3.5) cm., ovate, acute apex, base rounded to broadly, unequally cuneate, serrate, glavrous or sparsely furnished with short, flexuous white hairs; petiole 0.5–3(6) mm. long.
Corolla white to pale mauve with purple striations; upper lip 4–5 mm. long, lower lip 5 mm. long, emarginate; spur 2–3(4.5) mm. long.
Calyx 2.2–4(4.5) mm. long, lobes 0.5–1.2 mm. wide linear or linear-oblong, subobtuse, sparsely glandular-pubescent, ciliate.
Pedicels 4–9 mm. long, to 15(25) mm. in fruit, minutely pubescent or glandular-pubescent to subglabrous.
Stem and branches quadrangular, sparsely pubescent or glandular-pubescent to glabrous.
Capsule cylindrical, 5–12.5 x 3–7.3 mm., shallowly emarginate, base truncate.
Erect annual or biennial herb to 65 cm. tall, branched from base.
Racemes up to c 12 cm. long in fruit.
Bracts small, leaf-like.
Life form
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.65
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Environment

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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

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Cultivation

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

Nemesia zimbabwensis world distribution map, present in Mozambique, South Africa, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:806332-1
WFO ID wfo-0001139160
COL ID 467TR
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Nemesia zimbabwensis Nemesia montana