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Heliophila rivalis

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Identification
Heliophila rivalis Burch. [family CRUCIFERAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet.,
Related name
  • Leptormus rivalis
  • Heliophila pendula
  • Heliophila not on sheet
  • Heliophila rivalis
  • Heliophila refracta

Flora

Entry for HELIOPHILA rivalis Burch. [family CRUCIFERAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Capensis
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora Capensis, Vol 1, page 19, (1894) Author: (By W. SONDER.)
Names
HELIOPHILA rivalis Burch. [family CRUCIFERAE], Cat. No. 5496.;—DC. Syst. 2. 682. Sond. l. c. p. 213.
Information
herbaceous, glabrous, green; pods moniliform, suberect, tipped with a moderate style thrice as short as the pedicel; leaves pinnati-partite, lobes rather remote, 3–5 pair, linear, acute; petals obovate; stamens toothless. Stem 1–2 feet high, striate, with spreading branches. Leaves subdistant, their rachis 2–3 inches long, a line wide, with 3–5 opposite or alternate lobes at each side, 3–4 lines between each, 6–12 lines long, acute. Upper leaves smaller, trifid or entire. Racemes 6 inches long. Fl. white, purplish or lilac. Petals twice as long as the calyx. Pods 1 1/2 inches long, a line wide; style filiform 1–2 lines long. Seeds immarginate.
Distribution
SOUTH AFRICA In wet places. Melkout-kraal, Knysna, Burchell. Paarlberg, 1–2000f. Drege 7577. Nov.-Dec. (Herb. Burch., Sond.)

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