Thesium glomeruliflorum Sond.

Species

Angiosperms > Santalales > Santalaceae > Thesium

Characteristics

An under-shrub up to 1 1/2 ft. high; stem angular or almost winged, glabrous; branches ascending; leaves linear, broadening towards base, acute, 1/3-3/4 in. long, flat on the upper surface, rounded on the lower, glabrous; flowers 3-5 in axillary sessile or very shortly pedunculate clusters, the latter about half as long as the leaves; bracts and bracteoles imbricate around and much longer than the flowers, lanceolate, acute, up to 2 lin. long, prominently keeled; perianth 3/4 lin. long, with external glands between the segments; segments erect, lanceolate, obtuse, 1/2 lin. long, glabrous; anthers exserted from the perianth-tube, 1/8 lin. long, dark-coloured; style very short.
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Low, hemiparasitic shrublet, up to 0.4 m high; stems angular to winged. Leaves cymbiform to terete, linear in outline, up to 16 mm long. Inflorescences of axillary cymules arranged in determinate racemes. Bracts lanceolate, broadened towards base, curved to fit round flower. Flowers whitish. Perianth with tube absent; segments 0.9 mm long, slightly hooded. Disc not conspicuous. Flowering time May-Sept. Fruit ellipsoid, ± 2.5 mm long including persistent perianth, light brown; 10-ribbed with reticulation between ribs.
Low, hemiparasitic shrublet to 40 cm with angular to winged branches. Leaves linear, flat, rounded beneath. Flowers in axillary cymules arranged in determinate racemes, whitish.
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Growth support parasite
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.51
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Distribution

Thesium glomeruliflorum world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:780864-1
WFO ID wfo-0001134367
COL ID 7BWLG
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Synonyms

Linosyris glomeruliflora Thesium glomeruliflorum