Wahlenbergia flexuosa (Hook.F. & Thomson) Thulin

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Campanulaceae > Wahlenbergia

Characteristics

Annual erect herb 7–35 cm. tall, diffusely branched with the main stem not particularly distinct, hirsute with long hairs of almost uniform length.. Leaves sessile, narrowly ovate to ovate or elliptic, 8–30(–38) mm. long, 5–16(–19) mm. wide, acute, with rounded to cuneate base, ± hirsute; margin cartilaginous, undulate-dentate; midvein prominent beneath as are the lateral veins at least on larger leaves.. Inflorescence lax; pedicels 5–20 (–35) mm. long, hirsute with long hairs of almost uniform length or glabrous.. Hypanthium hemispherical, 10-nerved, hirsute.. Calyx-lobes 1.2–3.2 mm. long, often broadened at the base, ± hirsute.. Corolla 1.5–3.5 mm. long, yellow, split almost to the base into linear-lanceolate lobes, ± hirsute outside.. Stamens with filament-bases distinctly broadened, ciliate; anthers 0.6–1.6 mm. long.. Ovary 3-locular, semi-inferior; style about as long as the corolla, eglandular, slightly thickened below the 3 short lobes, glabrous below.. Capsule 3-locular, 10-nerved; valves 3, ± 2 mm. long.. Seeds elliptic-oblong in outline, compressed, ± 0.6 mm. long; testa almost smooth.. Fig. 5/H, I, p. 28.
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Leaves 8–30(38) x 5–16(19) mm., alternate, sessile, narrowly ovate to ovate or elliptic, acute with rounded to cuneate base, ± hirsute; margin incrassate, undulate–dentate; midvein prominent beneath as are the lateral veins at least on larger leaves.
Annual erect herb 7–35 cm. tall, diffusely branched with the main stem not particularly distinct, hirsute with long hairs of almost uniform length.
Ovary 3–locular, semi–inferior; style c. as long as the corolla, eglandular, slightly thickened below the 3 short lobes, glabrous below.
Inflorescence lax; pedicels 5–20(35) mm. long, hirsute with long hairs of almost uniform length or glabrous.
Corolla 1·5–3·5 mm. long, yellow, split almost to the base into linear–lanceolate lobes, ± hirsute outside.
Stamens with filament–bases distinctly broadened, ciliate; anthers 0·6–1·6 mm. long.
Seeds c. 0–6 mm. long, elliptic–oblong in outline, compressed; testa almost smooth.
Calyx–lobes 1·2–3·2 mm. long, often broadened at the base, ± hirsute.
Capsule 3–locular, 10–nerved; valves 3, c. 2 mm. long.
Hypanthium hemispherical, 10–nerved, hirsute.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.07 - 0.35
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 14 - 28
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 21
Germination luminosity light
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Distribution

Wahlenbergia flexuosa world distribution map, present in Central African Republic, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Nigeria, Oman, Sudan, Somalia, Tanzania, United Republic of, and Uganda

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:145747-1
WFO ID wfo-0000819792
COL ID 5BT5D
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Wahlenbergia flexuosa Cephalostigma flexuosum