Thamnosma rhodesica (Baker F.) Mendonça

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Rutaceae > Thamnosma

Characteristics

Leaves simple, alternate; lamina 8–32 × 0·9– 1·4 mm., linear, blunt at the apex, entire or 3 (5)-fid with the entire leaves localized at the lower part of the stem and extremities of the branches; petiole 0–8 mm. long.
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Shrublet or perennial herb, corky at the base, 0·2–0·6 m. tall, with conspicuous glandular dots in all parts, aromatic.
Fruit 8–11 × 5–6 mm., coriaceous, 2-lobed, somewhat compressed; loculi 4–6-seeded.
Stamens as long as the petals; anthers small, ovate, with an apical gland.
Flowers yellow; pedicels 3–5 mm. long (elongating to 15 mm. in fruit).
Sepals 4, 1·3–1·6 mm. long, ovate, slightly united at the base.
Inflorescence of racemes or axillary and terminal panicles.
Petals 5·3–5·7 × 3·3 mm., free, imbricate, elliptic.
Ovary 1·5 mm. long, subglobose; style 3 mm. long.
Seeds 1 mm. in diam., subreniform.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Mature height (meter) 6.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

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Usage

Uses medicinal
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Distribution

Thamnosma rhodesica world distribution map, present in Botswana and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:775386-1
WFO ID wfo-0000455269
COL ID 563N7
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Synonyms

Thamnosma rhodesica