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Aster petiolatus

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Syntype of Aster petiolatus Harv. [family ASTERACEAE]
Felicia petiolata (Harv.) N.E.Br. [family COMPOSITAE]
Aster petiolatus Harv.
Type of Felicia petiolata (Harv.) N.E.Br. [family COMPOSITAE]
Type of Aster petiolatus Harv. [family ASTERACEAE]
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Identification
Aster petiolatus Harv. [family ASTERACEAE ]
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  • Aster petiolatus

Flora

Entry for ASTER petiolatus Harv. [family COMPOSITAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Capensis
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora Capensis, Vol 3, page 44, (1894) Author: (By W. H. HARVEY).
Names
ASTER petiolatus Harv. [family COMPOSITAE], Thes. t. 154
Information
many-stemmed, procumbent or pendulous; stems very long, subsimple, pubescent; leaves alternate, sub-distant, petiolate, ovate, coarsely 3–5-toothed, membranous, veiny, dotted; pedunc. terminal, naked, 1-headed; invol. scales sub-biseriate, equal, pilose, lanceolate; ovary puberulous; pappus rough. Stems 1–2 feet or more long, slender, terete, simple, with or without a few short, lateral ramuli, ending in a naked, 1-headed peduncle. Leaves 3/4–1 inch long, 4–6 lines wide, on each side 2-toothed, with a deltoid, terminal tooth, the teeth mucronulate. An interesting species, with the general aspect of A. Cymbalariæ, but with alternate, distant leaves.
Distribution
SOUTH AFRICA District of Albert, and in Basutuland, hanging over precipitous rocks, T. Cooper! 658 and 727. (Herb. D., Hk.)

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