Thesium nudicaule A.W.Hill

Species

Angiosperms > Santalales > Santalaceae > Thesium

Characteristics

Frutex divaricato-ramosus, efoliatus vel fere efoliatus; rami subteretes, circiter 2 mm crassi, glabri. Folia superiora (vel bracteae?) bractiformia, ovato-triangularia, acute acuminata, circiter 1.5 mm longa et lata, squamiformia, apicibus nigrescentibus, marginibus fimbriato-ciliatis, ceterum glabra. Bracteae foliis squamiformibus similes; bracteolae plus minusve lanceolatae, acutae, floribus circiter dimidio breviores, marginibus angustissime membranaceis minute serrulatis. Perianthium 2 mm longum, glandulis conspicuis carnosis externis et disco interno instructum; segmenta triangulari-ovata, cucullata, 1.5 mm longa, marginibus tenuiter ciliatis reflexis. Antherae e perianthii tubo exsertae, 0-4 mm longae. Stylus 0.5 mm longus, ad antherarum medium attingens. Fructus stipitatus, ellipsoideo-globosus, stipite 2 mm longo, fere 6 mm longus, prominenter 10-costatus, inter costas crasse reticulatus.
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Nearly leafless, divaricately branched, hemiparasitic shrublet, up to 1 m tall. Leaves scale-like, ovate-triangular, margins fimbriate-ciliate. Flowers in small, terminal clusters, whitish, with conspicuous external glands, margins of tepals finely ciliate.
Nearly leafless, divaricately branched, hemiparasitic shrublet to 1 m. Leaves scale-like, ovate-triangular, margins fimbriate-ciliate. Flowers in small, terminal clusters, whitish, with conspicuous external glands.
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Growth form shrub
Growth support parasite
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.0
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Soil texture 5-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

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Distribution

Thesium nudicaule world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:781008-1
WFO ID wfo-0001134412
COL ID 56FKJ
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Synonyms

Thesium nudicaule