Flora Capensis, Vol 3, page 44, (1894) Author: (By W. H. HARVEY).
Names
SIEGESBECKIA orientalisLinn. [family ], Sp. 1269;—DC. l. c. Lin. Hort. Cliff. t. 23.
Information
leaves ovate, cuneate at base, acuminate at apex, coarsely toothed, the uppermost oblong-lanceolate; outer invol.-scales twice as long as the inner.A common tropical weed. 1–2f. high, the lower branches opposite, spreading, the upper forked. Leaves 5–6 inches long, 2–3 in. wide, thin, sparsely pubescent, with 3 principal nerves and laxly netted. Pedunc. hairy, 1–1 1/2 in. long. Outer invol.-scales very narrow, 5–7 lines long. null
Distribution
SOUTH AFRICA Near Durban, Natal, Gerr. & M‘K. 833. (Herb. D., Sd.)
