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Linum strictum

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Identification
Linum strictum L. [family LINACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by P. Ascherson,
Related name
  • Linum abyssinicum
  • Linum paniculatum
  • Linum lusitanicum
  • Linum indet.
  • Linum strictum

Flora

Entry for LINUM strictum Linn. [family LINACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of Tropical Africa, Vol 1, page 268, (1868) Author: (by Prof. Oliver).
Names
LINUM strictum Linn. [family LINACEAE], DC. Prod. i. 424.
LINUM abyssinicum Hochst. [family LINACEAE], in Schimp. Pl. Abyss. n. 70.
LINUM corymbulosum Reichb. [family LINACEAE], Hochst. in Schimp. Pl. Abyss. n. 1901.
Information
An erect herb, with ascending branches. Leaves linear, 1-nerved, scabrid on the margin and often on the under surface. Flowers yellow, small, in cymose corymbs, loosely forking or more usually rather closely fascicled. Sepals with an elongate green acumen from an ovate base, considerably exceeding the capsule, more or less scabrid-hispid; marginal capitate glands few. Stigmas capitate.
Range
Extends from the Canaries through the Mediterranean region to N.W. India.
Distribution
Abyssinia Nile Land Schimper!

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