Seddera humilis Hallier F.

Species

Angiosperms > Solanales > Convolvulaceae > Seddera

Characteristics

Perennial branched herb up to about 0.3 m. tall; young branches, leaves and sepals densely sericeous villous with subpatulous hairs.. Leaf-blade broadly elliptic to oblong-elliptic, up to 3 cm. long and 1.5 cm. wide, obtuse or rarely acute at the apex but midrib continued as a prominent mucro, rounded at the base; petiole 1–3 mm. long.. Flowers white or pale pink, axillary, solitary or paired; peduncle 2–20 mm. long, shortest at apices of the shoots; pedicels up to 5 mm. long; bracts narrow, about 3 mm. long.. Calyx tubular at first; sepals ovate-lanceolate, acuminate at the apex, 4–6 mm. long and 1.5–2 mm. wide.. Corolla funnel-shaped, pilose, about 8–9 mm. long and wide, rather tubular for basal 2 mm., lobed.. Ovary silky; styles 4–6 mm. long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Distribution

Seddera humilis world distribution map, present in Tanzania, United Republic of

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:271174-1
WFO ID wfo-0001298703
COL ID 4W8S5
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Synonyms

Seddera humilis