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Hedyotis capensis

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Identification
Hedyotis capensis (L.f.) Lam. [family RUBIACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet, Oldenlandia capensis L.f. [family RUBIACEAE ] Verified by Linnaeus filius / Smith, J.E.,
Related name
  • Hedyotis capensis
  • Oldenlandia capensis

Flora

Entry for HEDYOTIS Capensis Lam. [family RUBIACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Capensis
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora Capensis, Vol 3, page 1, (1894) Author: (By W. SONDER).
Names
HEDYOTIS Capensis Lam. [family RUBIACEAE], ill. n. 1425
Oldenlandia Capensis Thunb. [family RUBIACEAE], ! fl. cap. p. 147.
Information
annual; stem angular, much branched, decumbent, scabrous, hairy, or villous; leaves linear, acute, with revolute margins; stipules on both sides, with 2 or 3 setæ; pedicels axillary, numerous, 1-flowered, shorter than the leaves, and as long or shorter than the calyx; calyx 4-, rarely 5-fid, lobes subulate, ciliated, nearly as long as the tube; corolla a little longer than the calyx; throat villous; fruit glabrous. Branches 4–6 inches long, diffuse. Leaves about 6 lines long, hairy, sometimes subglabrous. Pedicels shorter or as long as the calyx. Corolla white. Stigma clavate. (Thunb.) Capsule 1 line long, subglobose.
Distribution
SOUTH AFRICA Sandy places near Koopmansrivier, Thunb.; on the Witrivier, near Enon, Drege, 7659; Campground, Sir C. Bunbury; Paarl. Dec.-Feb. (Herb. Th., D., Sd.)

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