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Phygelius aequalis Harv. ex Hiern

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Scrophulariaceae > Phygelius

Characteristics

Sturdy shrub, dwarf shrub or herb, 0.45-2.00 m high; stems erect, woody below, branched. Leaves opposite, ovate to lanceolate upwards, ± obtuse, finely crenate-serrate; petioles decurrent. Flowers single, axillary or in terminal, oblong, dense, compound, cymose, bracteate inflorescences, up to 200 mm long; pedicels up to 8 mm long. Corolla: tube up to 40 mm long, narrow funnel-shaped, somewhat incurved or ± straight, drooping, truncate at mouth; 5 lobes short, ovate or round; crimson or salmon-pink outside, orange to purplish inside. Flowering time Nov.-Mar.
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Shrub, dwarf shrub or herb, up to 2 m high. Stems erect, woody below, branched. Leaves opposite; simple; petiolate; blade ovate, 50-100 x 30-80 mm, margins crenulate-serrulate. Flowers: in terminal cymes, 80-300 mm long; corolla with tube narrowly funnel-shaped, 33-45 mm long, very slightly curved to straight, lobes pointed; salmon-pink outside, yellow inside; Oct.-Mar.
Shrub, up to 2 m high. Leaves opposite, simple, petiolate, ovate, 50-100 x 30-80 mm, margin crenulate-ser-rulate. Inflorescence terminal, closely cymose, 80-300 mm long. Corolla with tube narrowly funnel-shaped, 33-45 mm long, slightly curved to straight. Style long, persistent. Flowers salmon-pink outside, yellow inside.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 1.25 - 2.0
Root system -
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Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
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Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture 7-8
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or suckers.
Mode cuttings suckers
Germination duration (days) 10 - 14
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
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Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Phygelius aequalis world distribution map, present in Lesotho, eSwatini, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:808374-1
WFO ID wfo-0001137450
COL ID 4GZ46
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Phygelius aequalis
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