Struthiola ericoidesC.H.Wright [family THYMELAEACEAE ] (stored under name);
Related name
Struthiola ericoides
Flora
Entry for STRUTHIOLA ericoides C. H. Wright [family THYMELAEACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Capensis
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora Capensis, Vol 5, Part 2, page 1, (1925) Author: (By C. H. WRIGHT.)
Names
STRUTHIOLA ericoidesC. H. Wright [family THYMELAEACEAE]
Information
branches at first densely pubescent and with short internodes, finally glabrous and with slightly prominent leaf-scars; leaves strictly 4-ranked, oblong, 2 1/2 lin. long, 2/3 lin. wide, obtuse, ciliate when young; flowers axillary in the upper part of the stem; bracteoles 1/2 lin. long, lanceolate, obtuse, midrib thick, margins membranous, ciliate; calyx-tube glabrous, 4 1/2 lin. long, slightly widening upwards; lobes ovate, 1 lin. long, 3/4 lin. wide, obtuse; petals 8, about half as long as the calyx-lobes, thick, slightly longer than the surrounding hairs; anthers with pointed connective; ovary oblong, glabrous; style filiform, 3 lin. long; stigma penicillate. null
Distribution
COAST REGION Riversdale Div.; Milkwoodfontein, 600 ft., Galpin, 4509!