Wahlenbergia appressifolia Hilliard & B.L.Burtt

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Campanulaceae > Wahlenbergia

Characteristics

Herba perennis, stolonifera; stolones subterranei, c. 1-2 mm diam., caules multos emittentes; caules 20-45 cm alti inflorescentia inclusa, simplices vel inferne parce ramosi, inferne crebre foliati et pilis patentibus ad 2 mm longis induti, superne (i.e. pedicelli parce bracteati dimidium vel trientem plantae altitudinis formantes) glabri. Folia alterna, appressa, ascendentia, 8-25 x 3-6 mm, lanceolata, acuta, basi lata amplectente, marginibus incrassatis remote denticulatis leviter undulatis, supra pilis parcis c. 1-1.75 mm longis, infra densius pilosa. Flores terminales, saepe solitarii, interdum ad 4 omnes in pedicellis longis fere nudis. Calycis lobi 5, 4.5-9 x 2.5-4 mm, lanceolata, acuta, marginibus vel dente obtuso raro vel rarissime dentibus 1-2 lineari-lanceolatis usque 1-5 mm longis, etiam rarissime pilis 1-4 usque 1-5 mm longis ad basin lobi. Corolla pallide violaceo-caerulea raro alba, late campanulata, tubo 6.5-9 mm longo; lobi 5, 8-16 x 5.5-11 mm, ovati, acuti. Stamina 5; filamenta parte basali 1.5 mm longa ad 2.25 mm lata dilatata, parto superiore tereti c. 1 mm longa; antherae 5-6 mm longae. Ovarium c. 2-3.5 x 3 mm, triloculare; stylus c. 5 mm longus; rami styli 3, c. 3-5 mm longi, glandula in sinu inter ramos praediti. Capsula 9-10 x 7-8 mm, turbinata. Semina 0.3 mm diam., subglobosa, testa minute mammillata.
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Germination duration (days) 14 - 28
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 21
Germination luminosity light
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Distribution

Wahlenbergia appressifolia world distribution map, present in Lesotho and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:930711-1
WFO ID wfo-0000819573
COL ID 5BSZB
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Synonyms

Wahlenbergia appressifolia