Rhamphicarpa fistulosa (Hochst.) Benth.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Orobanchaceae > Rhamphicarpa

Characteristics

Corolla white, cream, pale pink or pale blue, externally stipitate-glandular; tube (22)25–30(35) mm. long, 1 mm. broad below, 1.5–2.5(4) mm. broad above, straight or curved; lobes 6–9 x 5–8 mm., circular to spathulate, rounded; corolla long persisting around the maturing capsule.
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Herb, up to 500 mm tall. Leaves pinnatisect. Calyx lobes with broad base and subulate to filiform tip. Corolla with glandular hairs on outside. Capsules straight or oblique, winged at least along upper suture. Flowers white.
Calyx 3.5–9(13) mm. long; tube 0.5–2 mm. long, 1–4 mm. in diam.; lobes ovate at base with revolute margins, 2–5(8) mm. long, filiform.
Leaves (5)10–60( 100) mm. long, pinnatisect or rarely some simple; segments (0)2–7, 2–20(35) mm. long, under 1 mm. wide, filiform.
Capsule (6)7–10(15) mm. long to apex of beak, 4–7 mm. broad, winged along sutures.
Erect much-branched glabrous herb a few inches to 2 ft. high, half-woody below
Plants (3)5–50( 120) cm. tall; stems simple or much branched.
Bracteoles 1–5(7) mm. long, inserted near midway on pedicel.
Flowers solitary in axils of , or just above, bracts.
Style 17–30 mm. long, slightly exserted.
Pedicels (5)9–20(30) mm. long.
Flowers white, rarely yellow
Anthers 2–3.5 mm. long.
Ovary 3–4 x 1.5–2 mm.
Stamens inserted.
Drying black.
Fibrous roots
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support parasite
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.56
Root system fibrous-root
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Environment

In swamps and damp places in savanna
Light -
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 7-8
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

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Cultivation

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Images

Rhamphicarpa fistulosa unspecified picture

Distribution

Rhamphicarpa fistulosa world distribution map, present in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Botswana, Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, Mauritania, Malawi, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, Senegal, South Sudan, eSwatini, Chad, Togo, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Conservation status

Rhamphicarpa fistulosa threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:808679-1
WFO ID wfo-0000463589
COL ID 6X68Y
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Macrosiphon fistulosus Rhamphicarpa fistulosa Rhamphicarpa longiflora Buchnera longiflora