Hebenstretia lanceolata

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

Hebenstretia lanceolata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Genus: Hebenstretia
Species:
H. lanceolata
Binomial name
Hebenstretia lanceolata
(E.Mey.) Rolfe
Synonyms[1]
  • Hebenstreitia lanceolata Rolfe
  • Hebenstretia leucostachys Schltr.
  • Polycenia lanceolata E.Mey.

Description

This hairy shrub grows 20–60 cm (7.9–23.6 in) tall.[2][3] the leaves are broad and toothed with hairy bracts. Flowers are present between September and November. They grow in spikes and are white with orange markings. They are hairy below the lobes and the calyx has a tooth at the tip. The fruit is a vacuolate ellipsoid with two approximately equal mericarps. [2]

Distribution and habitat

This plant is endemic to the Western Cape of South Africa. It grows on sandstone slopes between the Cedarberg and Stellenbosch at an altitude of 460–1,220 m (1,510–4,000 ft).[3][4]

Conservation

Hebenstretia lanceolata is classified as being of least concern.[5]

References
  1. "Hebenstretia lanceolata". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  2. Manning, John; Goldblatt, Peter (2012). Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region : 1: the core Cape flora (PDF). Pretoria: South African National Biodiversity Institute, SANBI. ISBN 978-1-919976-74-7. OCLC 852384288.
  3. "African Plant Database". africanplantdatabase.ch. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
  4. 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
  5. 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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