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Xysmalobium involucratum (E.Mey.) Decne.

Species

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Characteristics

Perennial, geophytic herb, 120-226 mm high; stems solitary. Leaves erect, linear, 35-100 x 1-5 mm, base cuneate, apex acuminate, margins revolute; midrib dominant below. Inflorescences terminal and axillary, clustered, globose, 15-30-flowered. Flowers scented. Corolla reflexed, yellow to creamy green; lobes ovate-elliptic, 2-5 x 1-2 mm. Staminal column 2.0-3.5 mm high. Corona inserted at base, white; lobes fleshy ovate, 0.6-2.0 mm high, 1 mm wide at base, tip attenuate. Anther wings triangular; appendage incumbent on style-stigma-head. Staminal column barrel-shaped. Flowering time Sept.-Feb. Follicles solitary, fusiform, 60-100 x 5-15 mm, with apical beak.
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Perennial herb, 100-360 mm high. Stems erect. Leaves with blade linear to narrowly lanceolate, 36-130 x 1-9 mm, margins smooth, entire. Flowers: 14-32-flowered, globose or semispherical, terminal inflorescences, 1-9 per stem; corona lobes shorter than staminal column, oval, fleshy, tapering into bifid apices due to small central notch or deep cleft; corolla reflexed, glabrous on inner face, sweetly scented, yellowish green or cream-coloured to white; Sep.-Feb. Fruit a follicle.
Perennial herb, 100-300 mm tall. Leaves 11-40 times as long as broad, linear. Umbels pedunculate, terminal. Corolla reflexed, glabrous on inner face. Corona lobes shorter than staminal column. Flowers yellowish green.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

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Uses medicinal
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Images

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Distribution

Xysmalobium involucratum world distribution map, present in Lesotho, eSwatini, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:103117-1
WFO ID wfo-0001103190
COL ID 5CQ29
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Synonyms

Gomphocarpus involucratus Stenostelma umbelluliferum Asclepias chloroglossa Lagarinthus hispidus Lagarinthus involucratus Schizoglossum umbelluliferum Xysmalobium involucratum
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