Thesium decipiens Hilliard & B.L.Burtt

Species

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Characteristics

Herba perennis, gracilis; caules unus vel plures e caudice crasso lignoso, erecti ad c. 40 cm, inferne simplices, superne parce ramosi, ramis abrupte ascendentibus, anguste alati. Folia remota, ascendentia, usque ad 181 mm, linearia, acuta. Flores aut solitarii aut in cymulis brevibus axillaribus trifloris, in racemos longos simplices dsipositi. Bracteae floribus longioribus brevioribusve, lanceolatae, acutae, glabrae; bracteolae similes sed minores. Perianthium 3 mm longum; lobi tubo paulo longiores, oblongo-lanceolati, obtusi, apicibus cucullatis barba apicali tenui et pilis marginalibus deorsum decrescentibus instructis. Stamina basi loborum orientia; antherae c. 1 mm longae, apicibus pilis perianthinis affixis. Stylus stigmate incluso c. 2 mm longo ad apices anterarum attingens. Ovarium placenta contorta. Fructus globosus, c. 3 x 3 mm, 10-costatus, inter costas leviter reticulatus.
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Foliage retention evergreen
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Distribution

Thesium decipiens world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:903245-1
WFO ID wfo-0001134341
COL ID 56FCL
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Synonyms

Thesium decipiens