Pentanisia prunelloides subsp. latifolia (Hochst.) Verdc.

Subspecies

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Characteristics

A herb. It lies along the ground. It grows 7-60 cm high. It has a woody rootstock up to 1 cm wide. The leaves are 2-9 cm long by 1-4 cm wide. They are broadly oval. The flowers are in a large head 7 cm long by 4 cm wide. The flower tube is bright blue. The fruit are black and 3-5 mm long by 2-3 mm wide. The seeds are brown and 2.5 mm long by 2 mm wide. They are thin.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.07 - 0.6
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows on plateau woodland and in grassy places.
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Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77188600-1
WFO ID wfo-0000266835
COL ID 34DSL
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Synonyms

Declieuxia latifolia Pentanisia prunelloides subsp. latifolia Pentanisia prunelloides var. latifolia Pentanisia variabilis var. latifolia