Notobubon ferulaceum (Thunb.) Magee

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Apiaceae > Notobubon

Characteristics

Slender shrub, 0.5-1.0 m tall. Stem branched at ground level, branches usually remaining simple-stemmed, glabrous. Leaves densely and regularly arranged along the upper parts of the branches, 40-120(160) mm x 30-80 mm; blade narrowly ovate to broadly ovate, 3-pinnate. Ultimate leaflet segments ovate to obovate, 9-25(35) mm x 4-12 mm, weakly pinnatisect or 2-to 3-sect; base attenuate; venation pinnate; concolorous, green or rarely glaucous; lobes linear, flat or subterete, 4-10(15) mm x 0.5-1 mm, margins entire; terminal lobes subequal to adjacent lateral lobes. Petioles up to 25(40) mm long, sheathing usually along almost their entire length or less often at the base only. Inflorescence long (more than two times longer than the diameter of the primary umbel), with 0-4 smaller lateral umbels. Primary umbel with 5-20(27) rays, flat-topped; bracts linear to lanceolate, apex acuminate, glabrous; rays 6-37(49) mm long, unequal, glabrous; bracteoles linear to lanceolate, apex acuminate, glabrous or sometimes slightly scabrous, usually shorter than raylets; raylets glabrous. Flowers with sepals minute, 0.1-0.3(0.4) mm long, apex obtuse to acute, glabrous; petals glabrous. Fruit broadly elliptic to rotund, (4.5)6.0-7.0 mm x 3.5-6.0 mm; mericarps homomorphic; median and lateral ribs obsolete or very slightly prominent; marginal ribs relatively broadly-winged; commissural vittae narrow; vallecular vittae broad; additional vittae under vascular bundles in ribs, smaller than vallecular vittae.
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Lax, erect shrub to 1 m, branches remaining simple-stemmed. Leaves finely dissected, concolorous, leaflets weakly pinnatisect or 2-or 3-sect, terminal lobe subequal to adjacent lateral lobes, flat or subterete, venation visible. Flowers yellow, in flat-topped, compound umbels, < 30 rays. Fruit broadly elliptic to rotund, mericarps dorsally compressed, dorsally ribbed, marginally broadly winged, homomorphic, vittae present, with additional rib vittae, rib oil ducts inconspicuous.
A herb. It grows 40 cm to 1 m tall. It keeps growing from year to year. The stems can have lines along them. They are light brown with a purple tinge and are leafy. The leaves are divided 3 or more times. The flowers occur as several groups with equal length stalks. They are 4-5 cm across. The flowers are small and yellow. The fruit are small and oval and have a disk on top. They have ribs.
Slender shrub, up to 1 m high. Leaves finely dissected, concolorous green, rarely glaucous, up to 120(-160) mm long, imbricately arranged all along upper parts of branches, ultimate segments weakly pinnatisect or 2-or 3-sect, lobes linear, subequal. Flowers pale yellow. Flowering time Dec.-Mar. Fruit outline elliptic to rotund, (4.5-)6.0-7.0 mm long; marginal wings relatively broad.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.75 - 1.0
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Environment

It is a subtropical plant.
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Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 4-7
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

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Edible leaves
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Distribution

Notobubon ferulaceum world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77090273-1
WFO ID wfo-0000509847
COL ID 47V79
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Synonyms

Notobubon ferulaceum Oenanthe seseloides Oenanthe ferulacea Peucedanum stadense Peucedanum elongatum Peucedanum ferulaceum var. stadense