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Peliostomum origanoides E.Mey. ex Benth.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Scrophulariaceae > Peliostomum

Characteristics

Dwarf shrub, 50-300(-600) mm high; prostrate or with stem tips ascending, much branched, ± glabrous, branches woody to wiry. Leaves alternate, oval or oblong to obovate with short petioles, entire. Flowers single, axillary, longer than leaves. Calyx 5-partite. Corolla as above but narrow basal part of tube hardly exserted from calyx; deep blue or violet, or mauve with white stripes on lower lip. Anthers short-ciliate or ± glabrous. Flowering time mainly Sept.-Dec. Fruit a narrowly ovoid-conical capsule, thin-walled, 6 mm long.
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Dwarf shrub, up to 0.3 m high. Stems procumbent or procumbent with stem tips ascending and well branched, old ones white. Leaves shortly petiolate; blade ovate to obovate-oblong, not longer than 10 mm, margins entire. Flowers: solitary, axillary, longer than leaves; anthers short-ciliate or glabrous; calyx linear, 3-6 mm long; corolla with narrow basal part of tube hardly exserted from calyx; purple-blue to light purple with white stripes on lower lip; Sep.-Apr.
Prostrate, woody plant. Old stems white. Leaves ovate to obovate-oblong, not longer than 10 mm. Calyx lobes linear in flower. Flowers purple-blue to light purple.
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Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.18 - 0.3
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Soil texture 5-7
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

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Distribution

Peliostomum origanoides world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:807825-1
WFO ID wfo-0001137365
COL ID 76B4K
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Synonyms

Peliostomum origanoides Aptosimum origanoides
WorldFloraDB 2024