Wahlenbergia dilatata Brehmer

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Campanulaceae > Wahlenbergia

Characteristics

Caulis erectus, a basi iramosus , subpilosus, superne ramosus, glaber, cr. 50-70 mm longus, rarolongior. Folia alterna, sessilia, caulis inferiorem partem dense investientia, late ovalia, apice obtusa, margine incrassata, dentibus singulis ornata, irregulariter crenata, valde undulala, subpilosa, cr. 14-20 mm longa, 6-7 mm lata. Flores longe pedicellati, pedicellis cr. 35-40 mm longis, raro longioribus; ovarium 2-loculare late obovatum, cuneatum usquefusiforme, glabrum, cr. 3-4 mm longum, 1.5-2.5 mm crassum; calycislaciniae triangulariter dilatalae, subacutae, margine incrassatae, dentibussingulis exiguis ornatae, non pilosae, haud involutae, cr. 3-4 mm longae, cr. item latae; corolla campanulata, profunde laciniata, laciniis late ovali-bus, apice subacutis, 2.5 plo longioribus quam latioribus, cr. 17-19 mmlonga, laciniis cr. 12 mm longis; filamenti basis rhomboideo dilatata, abutroque latere subobtusa, induplicata, cr. 1.5 plo latior quam altior; antherae elongatae, apice subobtusae, cr. 6-7 plo longiores quam latiores; stiluselongatus, gracilis, apice valde incrassatus, corollae fere: 3/4 longitudine ad-aequans; stigmatis lobi 2, robusti, elongati, dilatati, apice rotundi, cr. 4 plolongiores quam latiores, subinvoluti, glandulis 4 basi evolutis. Capsula 2-Iocularis, fusiformis raro anguste fusiformis, cuneata, glabra, cr. 3-4 mmlonga, 2-3 mm crassa, parte superiore late conica, exigua, apice sub-deplanata, calycis laciniis cr. 1/3 longitudine adaequante.
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Growth support free-standing
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Germination duration (days) 14 - 28
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 21
Germination luminosity light
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Distribution

Wahlenbergia dilatata world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:145713-1
WFO ID wfo-0000819644
COL ID 5BT4C
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Synonyms

Wahlenbergia dilatata