Hebenstretia hamulosa

Hebenstretia hamulosa is a species of plant from South Africa. It belongs to the figwort family.

Hebenstretia hamulosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Genus: Hebenstretia
Species:
H. hamulosa
Binomial name
Hebenstretia hamulosa
E.Mey.

Description

This erect annual grows 5–15 cm (2.0–5.9 in) tall. It has many hairy branches growing from the base. The hairs are coarse and curve backwards. The leaves are linear with margins that range from being entire to being obscurely toothed. White flowers are found in spikes between August and October. The calyx is hairy and the hook-shaped bracts curved downwards. The two mericarps making up the fruit are of equal size. They are both round in cross-section.[1]

Distribution and habitat

Hebenstretia hamulosa is endemic to the Northern Cape of South Africa.[2] It grows on slopes between Steinkopf and Bitterfontein at elevations of 455–915 m (1,493–3,002 ft).[2][3]

Conservation

This species is considered to be of least concern.[4]

References
  1. Snijman, D.A. (2013). Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Regionn, Vol. 2: the Extra Cape flora (PDF). Strelitzia. John Manning, Peter Goldblatt. Pretoria: South African National Biodiversity Institute. ISBN 978-1-919976-74-7. OCLC 866860203.
  2. "African Plant Database". africanplantdatabase.ch. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
  3. e-Flora of South Africa. v1.36. 2022. South African National Biodiversity Institute. http://ipt.sanbi.org.za/iptsanbi/resource?r=flora_descriptions&v=1.36
  4. Red list of South African plants 2009. D. Raimondo. Pretoria: South African National Biodiversity Institute. 2009. ISBN 978-1-919976-52-5. OCLC 602862966.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
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