Isotype of Struthiola tetrameraSchltr. [family THYMELAEACEAE ] Struthiola tetralepisSchltr. [family THYMELAEACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Peterson,
Related name
Struthiola tetralepis
Struthiola striata
Struthiola tetramera
Struthiola glabricaulis
Flora
Entry for STRUTHIOLA tetralepis Schlechter [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 tetralepisSchlechter [family THYMELAEACEAE], in Engl. Jahrb. xxvii. 171
Information
plant about 1 ft. high; stem branched; branches virgate, pubescent when young; leaves opposite, lanceolate, acuminate, striate on the back when dry, strongly ciliate on the margins, otherwise glabrous; flowers in the axils of the leaves near the apex of the stem; bracteoles subulate, 2 lin. long; calyx pubescent outside; tube 3 1/4 lin. long, cylindrical, 1/5 lin. in diam.; lobes lanceolate, acuminate, 1 1/2 lin. long, 1/4 lin. wide; petals 4, oblong, thick, surrounded by hairs slightly longer than them; anthers 1/3 lin. long, apiculate; ovary oblong, glabrous; style filiform, hairy above. null
Distribution
COAST REGION Paarl Div.; French Hoek, 2500 ft., Schlechter, 9257! Var. β: Caledon Div.; Villiersdorp, 900 ft., Schlechter, 9902! 2100 ft., Bolus, 5261!
