Conostomium gazense Verdc.

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Rubiaceae > Conostomium

Characteristics

Leaves subsessile, 0.7–4 cm. x 1–7 mm., linear-elliptic to linear, acute at the apex, cuneate at the base, blackish on drying, minutely wrinkled above when dry and lateral venation obscure; stipule sheath c. 0.5 mm. long with 2 filiform setae c. 0.5 mm. long.
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Capsule 3–4 x 3 mm., subglobose or broadly ovoid, ribbed, the beak prominent, 2 mm. tall, laterally compressed, the valves ultimately ± reflexed.
Flowers in 3’s or 5’s at the apex of the stem with a solitary terminal flower and solitary axillary flowers; pedicels 3–6 mm. long.
Calyx tube c. 1.5 mm. long, ovoid; lobes 2–3 mm. long, lanceolate, the limb tube scarcely developed.
Much branched shrubby herb, woody at the base, glabrous; older stems with flaking bark.
Corolla greenish white; tube c. 2.8 cm long; lobes 5–6 x c. 3 mm., ovate.
Style just exserted, the stigmatic lobes linear-oblong c. 2 mm. long.
Stamens included in the throat.
Life form perennial
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Distribution

Conostomium gazense world distribution map, present in Mozambique

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:936866-1
WFO ID wfo-0000920796
COL ID XTN9
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Synonyms

Conostomium gazense