Wahlenbergia tortilis Brehmer

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Campanulaceae > Wahlenbergia

Characteristics

Caulis erectus, elongatus, a basi et superne subramosus, subpilosus, cr. 30-40 cm longus. Folia alterna, sessilia, anguste lanceolata, linearia, elongata, acicularia, apice subacuta, aculeos non gerentia, margine subincrassata, dentibus singulis exiguis ornata, convolutissima, parce pilosa, cr. 10-13 mm longa, 1/4 mm lata. Flores breviter pedicellati, pedicellis 3/4-1 1/2 cm longis; ovarium 3-loculare, subhemisphaericum, ± cuneatum, haud pilosum, fere 1 mm longum, item crassum; calycis laciniae anguste lanceolatae, apice aculae, aculeos non gerentes, margine subincrassatae, edentatae, subinvolutae, non pilosae, cr. 1 mm longae, 1/4 mm latae; corolla subcampanulata, pauce laciniata, laciniis fere item longis ac altis, fere 6-7 mm longa, laciniis 2 mm longis; filamenti basis anguste lanceolata, elongata, cr. 5-plo longior quam Iatior; antherae elongatae, contortae; stilus gracilis, apice fere ad dimidium stili valde incrassatus, corollae fere 3/4 longitudine adaequans; stigmatis lobi 3, tenues, elongati, apice subobtusi. Capsula 3-Iocularis hemisphaerica, subcuneata usque late obovata, cr. 2 mm longa, item crassa, non pilosa, parte superiore conica, acuta, calycis laciniis fere longitudine adaequante.
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Herb, up to 400 mm tall. Anthers contorted. Leaves convolute. Flowers blue.
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Growth support free-standing
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Mature height (meter) 0.4
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Germination duration (days) 14 - 28
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 21
Germination luminosity light
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Distribution

Wahlenbergia tortilis world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:145979-1
WFO ID wfo-0000819379
COL ID 5BTDK
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Synonyms

Wahlenbergia tortilis