Pachycarpus suaveolens (Schltr.) Nicholas & Goyder

Species

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Characteristics

Perennial herb, 205-275(-400) mm tall. Leaf margins revolute. Inflorescence 5-10-flowered. Corolla 11.5-16.0 mm long, lobes (3.5-)5.0-7.0 mm long. Corona lobes 3.2-4.0 mm long, saccate-cucullate without large proximal wings on adaxial surface of keel. Style apex excavated and 5-crenulate. Anther appendages 1.3-2.0 mm long, tongue-like, apex rounded.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.21 - 0.28
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Pachycarpus suaveolens world distribution map, present in eSwatini and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:947992-1
WFO ID wfo-0001240145
COL ID 75GL5
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Synonyms

Asclepias macra Gomphocarpus suaveolens Pachycarpus suaveolens