Struthiola macowanii C.H.Wright

Species

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Characteristics

Stem erect, rather stout, not much branched; branches slightly pubescent when young; leaves opposite, imbricate, elliptic, acute, minutely scaberulous, 4-5 lin. long, 1.5 lin. wide; flowers in the axils of the leaves a long way down the branches; bracteoles oblong, obtuse, ciliate, 2 lin. long; calyx-tube 8 lin. long, glabrous, subcylindrical, slightly curved; lobes almost rotundate, obtuse, 1 lin. long; petals 8, oblong, thick, 0.67 lin. long, surrounded by hairs of about equal length; anthers with obtuse connective above the cells; ovary oblong, glabrous; style filiform, 6 lin. long; stigma penicillate.
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Shrub or dwarf shrub, 0.2-1.5 m high, hairy on young branches. Leaves opposite or ternate. Flowers axillary, white, pale yellow to reddish. Petaloid floral glands ovoid, as long as or shorter than perigonal hairs. Flowering time all year.
Shrub to 1.3 m, hairy on young branches. Leaves opposite or ternate. Flowers axillary, white, pale yellow to reddish, scales ovoid, as long as or shorter than perigonal hairs.
Life form annual
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.75 - 1.4
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Flower color
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture 5-8
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

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

Cultivation

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Distribution

Struthiola macowanii world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:832899-1
WFO ID wfo-0001142440
COL ID 536RS
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Struthiola macowanii