Struthiola leptantha Bolus

Species

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Characteristics

Stem branched; branches slender, glabrous; leaves opposite, oblong, obtuse or subacute, 4 lin. long, 1 lin. wide, thick, flat above, convex beneath, glabrous; bracteoles like the leaves, but only 1.5 lin. long; flowers in the axils of the upper leaves, pale yellow; calyx-tube slender, nearly 1 in. long, pubescent, cylindrical, slightly inflated above; lobes ovate, obtuse, 2 lin. long, 1.25 lin. wide; petals 8, oblong, thick, 1 lin. long, surrounded by hairs half their length; anthers 4, oblong, obtuse, 0.75 lin. long; ovary compressed, oblong, glabrous; style filiform; stigma feathery.
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Shrub, up to 2 m tall, with densely to sparsely hairy, slightly tetragonal branches. Leaves opposite, narrowly elliptic to narrowly obovate, obtuse to subacute, at first hairy below, later glabrous and pustulate. Flowers axillary, cream-coloured or yellow, sometimes reddish, scales oblong, as long as or shorter than perigonal hairs.
Shrub to 2 m with densely to sparsely hairy, slightly tetragonal branches. Leaves opposite, narrowly elliptic to narrowly obovate, obtuse to subacute, at first hairy below, later glabrous and pustulate. Flowers axillary, cream-coloured, sometimes reddish, scales oblong, as long as or shorter than perigonal hairs.
Life form annual
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 2.0
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Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

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

Cultivation

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Distribution

Struthiola leptantha world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:832892-1
WFO ID wfo-0001142436
COL ID 536RK
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Struthiola leptantha