Thesium jeaniae Brenan

Species

Angiosperms > Santalales > Santalaceae > Thesium

Characteristics

Herba perennis, basi copiose ramosa, ramis ipsis iterum valde ramosis glabris rigidulis 15-30 cm longis conspicue anguloso-sulcatis. Folia numerosa, ambitu lineari-lanceolata vel linearia, 2-5 mm longa, basim versus latissima et ibi 0.5-1.25 mm lata, supra basim gradatim angustata, apice subulato-acuta et spinescentia, supra canaliculata, subtus conspicue carinato-costata, viridia sed costa marginibusque pallidioribus, marginibus ipsis minute papilloso-scabridulis. Inflorescentiae ramulos terminantes, numerosae, pauci-florae, brevissime spicatae, circiter 3-5 mm longae, saepe irregulariter aggregatae. Flores sessiles; bracteae bracteolaeque foliis supremis similes, 2-4 mm longae. Perianthium extra glabrum vel tantum perminute papillosum; lobi 4-5, 1.5-2 x circiter 0.75 mm, apice obtusi et cucullati, ibi intus rostro brevissimo vel si vis apice vero subdeflexo praedito, intus marginibus minute papillosis sed haud barbatis nec fimbriatis; tubus circiter 1 mm longus, satis conspicuus. Antherae circiter 0.3 x 0.1 mm, dorso basi loborum perianthii pilis affixae; filamenta circiter 0.5 mm longa. Stigma minimum, apice styli distincti 1.5 mm longi positum. Fructus subglobosus, circiter 2.5 mm diametro, longitudinaliter costatus necnon inter costas reticulatus.
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Soil texture 7-8
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Distribution

Thesium jeaniae world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:780916-1
WFO ID wfo-0000454701
COL ID 56FGF
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Synonyms

Thesium jeaniae