Xysmalobium baurii N.E.Br.

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Xysmalobium

Characteristics

Stems several, branching at the decumbent base only, 4-6 in. long, more or less pubescent with short spreading jointed hairs; leaves about 4 pairs to a stem, 0.75-1.75 in. distant, spreading; petiole 1-2 lin. long; blade 0.5-1 in. long, 3-6 lin. broad, ovate or elongated-ovate, acute, subcordate at the base, subcoriaceous, flat, thinly covered on both sides with short spreading hairs and ciliate with the same; umbel solitary, terminal, pedunculate, hemispherical, about 20-flowered; peduncle 1.5-2.5 in. long, shortly hairy with jointed hairs; bracts 1-1.25 lin. long, subulate or linear, pubescent, persistent during the flowering period; pedicels 3 lin. long, pubescent with short spreading hairs; sepals 1 lin. long, 0.5 lin. broad, lanceolate, acute, pubescent with spreading hairs on the back; corolla about 0.25 in. in diam., rotate, thinly pubescent outside, glabrous within, white, tipped with purple at least on the outside; lobes very spreading, but not reflexed, 1.33-1.5 lin. long, 1 lin. broad, ovate, minutely notched at the subobtuse apex; corona-lobes arising near the base of the staminal column and nearly reaching to the same level, erect, contiguous, 0.66 lin. long and broad, fleshy, orbicular in outline, and probably subglobose in the living state, very obtuse; staminal column 0.75 lin. long; anthers erect, quadrate, their appendages reniform, erect, applied to the margin of the very dilated style-apex, and their wings small and nearly concealed by the corona-lobes; style-apex dilated so as to somewhat overhang the anther-cells, truncate, cushion-like, slightly depressed in the centre.
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Perennial, geophytic herb, 100-160 mm long; stems ± 4, radiating from stem tuber, branched from near base, decumbent. Leaves spreading to erect; upper leaves lanceolate to ovate; basal leaves elliptic, 13-25 x 5-11 mm, base rounded, apex acute to acuminate. Inflorescences terminal, subglobose, 14-20 mm in diam., 15-20-flowered. Flowers small, ± 6 mm in diam. Corolla probably white, purple-tipped, spreading-rotate; lobes ovate, 3 x 1.5 mm; lower surface long-pubescent near apex. Staminal column ± 1 mm long. Corona solid and fleshy, oblong/orbicular and contiguous, very small, ± 1.5 mm high and wide, upper end blunt, almost reaching top of style-stigmahead. Anthers orbicular. Follicle fusiform, glabrous or shortly downy, stalk recurved.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Distribution

Xysmalobium baurii world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:103083-1
WFO ID wfo-0001103482
COL ID 5CPZ6
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Synonyms

Xysmalobium baurii