Struthiola tetralepis Schltr.

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Thymelaeaceae > Struthiola

Characteristics

Plant about 1 ft. high; stem branched; branches virgate, pubescent when young; leaves opposite, lanceolate, acuminate, striate on the back when dry, strongly ciliate on the margins, otherwise glabrous; flowers in the axils of the leaves near the apex of the stem; bracteoles subulate, 2 lin. long; calyx pubescent outside; tube 3.25 lin. long, cylindrical, 0.25 lin. in diam.; lobes lanceolate, acuminate, 1.5 lin. long, 0.25 lin. wide; petals 4, oblong, thick, surrounded by hairs slightly longer than them; anthers 0.3 lin. long, apiculate; ovary oblong, glabrous; style filiform, hairy above.
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Shrublet to 30 cm, hairy on young branches. Leaves opposite, imbricate, lanceolate, acuminate, striate below when dry, ciliate. Flowers axillary, reddish, sepals lanceolate, acuminate.
Life form annual
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.3
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Distribution

Struthiola tetralepis world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:832938-1
WFO ID wfo-0001142454
COL ID 536SS
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Synonyms

Struthiola tetralepis Struthiola tetralepis var. tetralepis

Lower taxons

Struthiola tetralepis var. glabricaulis