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Thesium namaquense Schltr.

Species

Angiosperms > Santalales > Santalaceae > Thesium

Characteristics

Stems branched, rather slender, terete; branches slender, flattened and sulcate, glabrous; leaves linear, acute, 3-4 lin. long, rather fleshy, glabrous; flowers solitary, pedicellate; bracts acicular, much longer than the flowers, resembling the leaves; pedicel about 3/4 lin. long, with 2 small bracteoles at the base, glabrous; bracteoles linear-lanceolate, acute, 3/4 lin. long; perianth 3/4 lin. long, glabrous; segments 1/3 lin. long, triangular, acute, slightly hooded, glabrous; anthers 1/8 lin. long; filaments 1/4 lin. long; disc conspicuous, lobed; style 1/4 lin. long, its apex below the anthers; fruits with prominent ribs.
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Slender, dwarf shrub, hemiparasite, 0.5-0.8 m high. Leaves linear, acute, 6-8 mm long, ± fleshy, glabrous. Inflorescences indefinite. Bracts acicular, leaf-like. Flowers solitary, pedicellate. Perianth ± 1.5 mm long, without a marked tube; segments triangular, < 1 mm long, apex acute, slightly hooded, glabrous. Disc conspicuous, lobed. Flowering time Sept.-Jan. Fruit with prominent ribs.
Somewhat woody, non-spiny, hemiparasitic shrublet, up to 2 m tall, with slender branches. Leaves linear, ± fleshy. Flowers mostly solitary in bract axil, arranged in simple racemes, whitish, bracteoles much shorter than bracts and flowers.
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Growth form shrub
Growth support parasite
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.25 - 1.4
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Soil texture 3-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

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Distribution

Thesium namaquense world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:780999-1
WFO ID wfo-0001134407
COL ID 56FK4
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Synonyms

Thesium namaquense
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