Triaspis glaucophylla Engl.

Species

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Characteristics

Scandent shrub, up to 2(-5) m high. Leaves broadly ovate to orbicular, 13-50 x 13-52 mm, apex obtuse to emarginate, base obtuse to cordate, main vein prominent below, sometimes forming a minute apiculus, lamina glabrous to densely white-pilose, becoming glabrescent with maturity, often glaucous or slightly discolorous. Sepals ovate, acute, 1.5-2.5 x 1.0-1.5 mm. Petals 4.5-9(-11) x 3-5(-8) mm, lilac or bluish fading to white with age. Stamens with filaments 4-6 mm long; anthers ovate, 1.5-2.0 mm long. Fruit with wings ovate, margins entire or ± deeply emarginate at top and bottom, 19-35 mm long, usually with a few dark hairs, green becoming pale brown, sometimes tinged maroon.
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Scandent shrub, up to 2 m high. Leaves ovate to orbicular, 0.7-1.6 times longer than wide, petiole 4-16 mm long. Wing on carpel 1.2-2.0 times as long as wide. Flowers lilac or bluish to white.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support climber
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 2.0
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Triaspis glaucophylla world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:557855-1
WFO ID wfo-0001076500
COL ID 585RB
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Synonyms

Triaspis leendertziae Triaspis glaucophylla