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Schizoglossum linifolium var. linifolium L.F.

Variety

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Schizoglossum > Schizoglossum linifolium

Characteristics

Perennial, geophytic herb, 150-380 mm high. Leaves with blade filiform, 0.5-20.0 mm broad, glabrous. Flowers: peduncles > 20 mm long; corona with needle-like projection extended over style head, lobes 15 mm long, thick and fleshy; corolla lobes flat, spreading, with recurved margins or replicate, 2-4 mm long; glabrous outside, minutely puberulous inside, greenish; mainly Oct.-Mar., Jun., Aug. Fruit a follicle.
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Perennial herb, 150-380 mm tall. Leaves 0.5-2.0 mm broad, filiform, glabrous. Corolla lobes spreading with recurved margins or replicate, 2-4 mm long; glabrous outside, minutely puberulous inside. Corona lobes 1.5 mm long, thick and fleshy. Flowers greenish.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.15 - 0.38
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Environment

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Soil humidity 1-3
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Usage

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Cultivation

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Distribution

Schizoglossum linifolium var. linifolium world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77173307-1
WFO ID wfo-0001103515
COL ID H6L6
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Asclepias pachystephana Gomphocarpus tenuis Gomphocarpus pachystephanus Lagarinthus tenuis Asclepias filiformis Schizoglossum linifolium var. linifolium
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