Willdenowia teres Thunb.

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Restionaceae > Willdenowia

Characteristics

Plants clumped or tangled, very shortly rhizomatous, 0.3-1.0 m high. Culms sparingly branched or branching, smooth or finely rugulose. Leaf sheaths persistent, closely or loosely wrapped around culm, bicoloured, brown, upper 1/3 membranous and decaying, different from base. Male inflorescences: flowers not grouped into spikelets; spathes caducous, taller than spikelets, coriaceous, expanded. Female inflorescences with (1)2-5 spikelets; spathes longer than spikelets, persistent or caducous, coriaceous. Spikelets sessile, 10-25 mm long; flowers solitary; bracts 3-8; tepals chartaceous or membranous, wider towards base and overlapping. Ovary unilocular; styles 2, plumose, white, pink or red, bases free. Flowering time July-Oct. Fruit an indehiscent nut; elaiosome green.
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Dioecious, rhizomatous perennial to 1 m, culms branched, smooth or finely rugose. Spikelets greyish. Flowers with tepals widening below. Nut smooth or sparsely pitted.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
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Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 1.0
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Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 5-6
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Distribution

Willdenowia teres world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:716583-1
WFO ID wfo-0000607881
COL ID 5BZ7D
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Synonyms

Willdenowia teres Willdenowia galpinii Willdenowia peninsularis Restio dichotomus Willdenowia fraterna