Syncolostemon concinnus N.E.Br.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Syncolostemon

Characteristics

Herb about 0.6 m tall; stems several, softly woody, arising annually from a woody rootstock, slender, sparingly branched, hispidulous, with tufts of leaves along the stem. Leaves subsessile; blade obovate-oblong to narrowly elliptic, 10-18 x 2-8 mm, stellately pubescent on both surfaces, freely gland-dotted, apex rounded, base acute, margin often with a few teeth near the apex. Inflorescence a lax panicle 120-200 mm long; verticils 2-flowered, up to 20 mm apart; bracts 2-3 mm long. Calyx 5-6 mm long, glandular-hispid, becoming subrotund; tube setose in the throat. Corolla white, 12-13 mm long; tube 8-9 mm long; lower lip 3-4 mm long. Stamens well exserted; 2 upper filaments attached near base of tube, glabrous. Style well exserted.
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Perennial herb, up to 0.6 m high. Stems several arising annually from a woody rootstock; slender, sparsely branched, hispidulous. Leaves tufted, subsessile; blade obovate-oblong to narrowly elliptic, 10-18 x 2-8 mm, apex rounded, base acute, margins often with a few teeth near apex, stellate-pubescent on both surfaces. Flowers: in a lax panicle, verticils 2-flowered; calyx 5-toothed, glandular-hispid, tube setose in throat; corolla 12-13 mm long, white, tube 8-9 mm long; Nov.-Mar.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.6
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Environment

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Soil texture 7-8
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Usage

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Cultivation

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Distribution

Syncolostemon concinnus world distribution map, present in eSwatini and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:460160-1
WFO ID wfo-0000318017
COL ID 53V4F
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Syncolostemon concinnus