Thesium alatum Hilliard & B.L.Burtt

Species

Angiosperms > Santalales > Santalaceae > Thesium

Characteristics

Herba perennis robusta; caules ad 60 cm alti, unus vel plures e caudice crasso lignoso, erecti, inferne simplices, superne ramis abrupte ascendentibus ramosi, e foliis decurrentibus distincte alati. Folia distantia, parva, linearia, usque ad 15 x 1 mm, mox marcescentia et caduca. Flores solitarii vel pauci ad apices ramulorum racemosim dispositi. Bracteae floribus breviores, lineari-lanceolatae, integrae, glabrae; bracteolae similes sed minores. Perianthium 2-3 mm longum; lobi tubo circa duplo longiores, lanceolati, subacuti, apicibus cucullatis dense barbatis. Antherae e tubo paulo exsertae, 0.75 mm longae, apicibus pilis perianthii affixae. Stigma fere sessile. Fructus subglobosus, c. 4 x 3.5 mm, costis 5 prominentibus 5 tenuioribus alternantibus, inter costas leviter reticulatus.
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Foliage retention evergreen
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Distribution

Thesium alatum world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:903243-1
WFO ID wfo-0001134312
COL ID 56F96
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Synonyms

Thesium alatum