Wahlenbergia squarrosa Brehmer

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Campanulaceae > Wahlenbergia

Characteristics

Stilus erectus, vel subadscendens, valde incrassatus, a basi ramosissimus glaber, superne subsquarrose ramosus, subpilosus, cr. 15-20 cm longus. Folia alterna, sessilia, caulis superiorem partem dense investientia, inferiore parte solitaria, valde elongata, linearia, apice subacuta, atque aculeos plures vel singulos gerentia, margine valde incrassata, dentibus pluribus validis ornata, induplicata, pilosa, cr. 30-45 mm longa, 1-1.5 mm lata. Flores sessiles; ovarium 3-loculare, obovatum, subcuneatum, pilis longis vel latis, dense obsitum, cr. 4 mm longum, 3 mm crassum; calycis laciniae valde elongatae, lineares, apice subacutae atque aculeos plures vel singulos ornatae, basi subrotunde dilatatae, margine valde incrassatae, dentibus singulis validisornatae, pilosae, haud involutae, cr. 18 mm longae, 1-1.5 mm Iatae; corolla subcampanulata, profunde laciniata, laciniis late ovatis, apice subacuminatis usque acutis, cr. 1.5 plo longioribus quam latioribus, fere 22 mm longa, laciniis, cr. 12-14 mm longis; filamenti basis ovalis, apice subacuta, fere 2 plo longior quam latior; antherae subelongatae, crassae, apice subobtusae, cr. 5 plo longiores quam latiores; stilus gracilis, brevis, apice valde incrassatus, corollae fere dimidium longitudine subadaequans; stigmatis lobi 3, linguiformes, apice subacuti, subinvoluti, cr. 3 plo longiores quam latiores. Capsula 3-locularis, obovata, pilis longis vel latis dense obsita, parte superiore exigua, late conica, apice subacuta.
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Germination duration (days) 14 - 28
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 21
Germination luminosity light
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Distribution

Wahlenbergia squarrosa world distribution map, present in Namibia and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:145959-1
WFO ID wfo-0000819389
COL ID 5BTCN
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Synonyms

Wahlenbergia squarrosa