Rhyssolobium dumosum E.Mey.

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Rhyssolobium

Characteristics

Dwarf, densely branched, woody shrub, stems puberulous. Leaves oblong, 5-15 x 2-5 mm, fleshy, pubescent, with revolute margins. Flowers 1-5, in extra-axillary, sessile clusters. Corolla campanulate, 6-10 mm diam., inside pink to whitish, densely pubescent, tube including gynostegium, ± 2 mm deep, lobes spreading and recurved near apex, ± 1.5 x 1.5 mm. Corona absent, gynostegium ± 1.5 mm tall.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Cultivation

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Distribution

Rhyssolobium dumosum world distribution map, present in Namibia and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:100843-1
WFO ID wfo-0001102410
COL ID 4SW7L
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Synonyms

Astephanus dumosus Rhyssolobium dumosum