Thesium imbricatum Thunb.

Species

Angiosperms > Santalales > Santalaceae > Thesium

Characteristics

A much-branched conifer-like shrub with stout stem and branches closely beset with the persistent bases of the leaves; branchlets densely leafy, slightly scabrous; leaves opposite, linear, triangular in section, flat above, sharply keeled below, with a light-coloured cartilaginous acute apex, thick and rigid, 1 1/2-4 lin. long, about 1/2 lin. long, with finely scabridulous margins; flowers in few-flowered terminal heads; bracts similar to the leaves; bracteoles narrower, shorter than the flowers; perianth about 2 lin. long; segments triangular, acute, 1-1 3/4 lin. long, bearded inside; anthers 1/3-1/2 lin. long; inserted at top of perianth-tube; style 3/4 lin. long, reaching to the middle of the anthers; fruits oblong-ovoid, 3 lin. long, including the thick closed perianth, obtusely 10-ribbed, not or scarcely reticulate between the ribs.
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Much-branched, hemiparasitic, dwarf shrub, 0.2-1.4 m high; stems stout, branchlets densely leafy. Leaves cymbiform, linear in outline, up to 8 mm long, sharply keeled below, apices acute, rigid. Inflorescences of few-flowered, terminal heads. Bracts leaflike. Perianth ± 4 mm long; segments triangular, acute, ± 3.5 mm long. Flowering time Oct., Nov. Fruit oblong-ovoid, up to 6 mm long, including thick, closed perianth; 10-ribbed, reticulation not strongly demarcated.
Dwarf shrub or shrub, 0.2-1.4 m high. Stems much branched, stout, leafy. Leaves cymbiform; blade linear, up to 8 mm long, lower surface sharply keeled, apex acute, rigid. Flowers: in few-flowered, terminal heads; bracts leaf-like; perianth bearded, ± 4 mm long, segments triangular, ± 3.5 mm long, acute, bearded on inner face, white; Oct., Nov. Fruit oblong-ovoid, up to 6 mm long, ribbed, reticulation not strongly obvious.
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Growth support parasite
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 1.4
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Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 7-8
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

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Distribution

Thesium imbricatum world distribution map, present in Lesotho and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:780906-1
WFO ID wfo-0001134381
COL ID 56FFX
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Synonyms

Thesium imbricatum