PLANTAE / PHANEROGAMAE / ANTHOPHYTA / GENTIANALES / RUBIACEAE / RUBIOIDEAE / ANTHOSPERMAE / CARPACOCE / SCABRA

Carpacoce scabra (Thunb.) Sond.
Indigenous
Morphological description

Stems much branched, branches minutely downy at top; leaves opposite, linear, subtrigonal, acuminated, scabrous on the margins and keel; flowers axillary, sessile; fruit crowned by the subulate, calycine limb. Stem very short; branches slender, erect, 1 foot high. Leaves 1/2-1 inch long, narrow-linear, with a cartilaginous point, ciliolato-scabrous on the margins, aggregate at the top of the branches. Calyx-lobes acuminate, nearly 2 lines long. Lobes of corolla 3-4 times longer than the short tube. Fruit quite glabrous, cuneate, about 1 line long and broad, sub-compressed; the calyx-lobes spreading, longer than the fruit. Seeds obovate, rugose. From: Sonder, OW. 1894. Rubiaceae. In: WH Harvey & OW Sonder (eds), Rubiaceae to Campanulaceae. Fl. Cap. (Harvey) 3: 1-39. Lovell Reeve & Co., London. [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/699846#page/7/mode/1up] [All rights reserved]

Dwarf shrub to 45 cm. Leaves ascending, ericoid, stipular sheath cup-shaped. Flowers 1 or 2 at nodes, greenish. From: Manning, JC; Goldblatt, P. 2012. Rubiaceae. In: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 700-704. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]

Habitat

Sandstone slopes. From: Manning, JC; Goldblatt, P. 2012. Rubiaceae. In: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 700-704. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]

Distribution

Bokkeveld Mtns to Witteberg. From: Manning, JC; Goldblatt, P. 2012. Rubiaceae. In: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 700-704. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]

Flowering time

September

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Residence status

Occurrence in the Flora of Southern Africa (FSA) countries and South African provinces. Residence status indicates if a taxon is indigenous, endemic, naturalised or invasive in a specific region. This data is based on specimen records and literature

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Names and Sources

Accepted name
Carpacoce scabra (Thunb.) Sond.

Published in: Fl. Cap. (Harvey) 3: 33 (1865)

Synonym(s)

Classification

KINGDOM Plantae

SUBKINGDOM Phanerogamae

PHYLUM Anthophyta

ORDER Gentianales

FAMILY Rubiaceae

SUBFAMILY Rubioideae

TRIBE Anthospermae

GENUS Carpacoce

SPECIES scabra

This species contains accepted infraspecific taxa:

Carpacoce scabra (Thunb.) Sond. subsp. scabra
Carpacoce scabra subsp. rupestris Puff

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Specimen records

Barcode: PRE0786514-0 Collector(s) & number: Vlok, JHJ, 1224 | 1985-11-1

South Africa, Western Cape, Jonkersberg: Outeniqua Mountains, lower S slopes of Engelseberg.

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Barcode: PRE0486301-0 Collector(s) & number: Acocks, JPH, 23705 | 1965-9-12

South Africa, Western Cape, CERES DIV.; PIENAARS KLOOF; POORT N. OF PIENAARSKLOOF

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Barcode: NBG0202431-0 Collector(s) & number: Helme, NA, 3543 | 2005-9-18

South Africa, Western Cape, Calvinia. Oorlogskloof Nature Reserve, about 0.4km S of main gate and car park on Groot Tuin, along path.

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Barcode: PRE0159140-0 Collector(s) & number: Acocks, JPH, 17377 | 1953-10-13

South Africa, Northern Cape, CALVINIA DIV.; LOKENBURG

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Barcode: PRE0570208-0 Collector(s) & number: Pretorius, WAJ, 527 | 2000-9-7

South Africa, Northern Cape, Nieuwoudtville. Groot Tuin 653. W13. 31° 27' 3''S 19° 04' 04''E

General notes: "Sagte steeknaald plantjie." Acocks Veld Type 69. Plateau. Well-drained. White. Loamy soil. Soil substrate. Fynbos vegetation. Bush cut. N aspect. Gentle slope. Local. Common. Evergreen. Perennial. Erect. Dwarf shrub. Flower colour purple. Plant height 30

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Barcode: PRE0159143-0 Collector(s) & number: Stokoe, TP, SAM 64194 | 1947-1-

South Africa, Western Cape, CALEDON DIST.; PALMIET RIVER MTS; NR. PALMIET RIVER

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Barcode: PRE0159135-0 Collector(s) & number: Bolus, H, 9054 | 1897-10-3

South Africa, Western Cape, CLANWILLIAM; KOUEBERG; WUPPERTHAL

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Barcode: PRE0159136-0 Collector(s) & number: Acocks, JPH, 1428 | 1938-9-18

South Africa, Western Cape, CERES DIV.; KAROOPOORT

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Barcode: PRE0159141-0 Collector(s) & number: Story, R, 4360 | 1953-10-13

South Africa, Cape Province, CALVINIA DIV.; LOKENBURG; 21 MI. S. OF NIEUWOUDTVILLE

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Barcode: PRE0732048-0 Collector(s) & number: Bayer, MB, 5784 | 1988-8-25

South Africa, Cape Province, ELANDSFONTEIN FARM; N OF KOEKENAAP

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Barcode: PRE0576874-0 Collector(s) & number: Rubin, F, 466 | 1997-10-

South Africa, Western Cape, Wildernis National Park: Rondevlei, clearfelled pine plantation.

General notes: Dune fynbos. Sand. Kroesbossie.

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Barcode: NBG0172728-0 Collector(s) & number: Pretorius, WAJ, 527 | 2000-9-7

South Africa, Northern Cape, Nieuwoudtville. Groot Tuin 653. W13. 31° 27' 3''S 19° 04' 04''E

General notes: "Sagte steeknaald plantjie." Acocks Veld Type 69. Plateau. Well-drained. White. Loamy soil. Soil substrate. Fynbos vegetation. Bush cut. N aspect. Gentle slope. Local. Common. Evergreen. Perennial. Erect. Dwarf shrub. Flower colour purple. Plant height 30

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Barcode: PRE0159142-0 Collector(s) & number: Story, R, 4327 | 1953-10-12

South Africa, Cape Province, CALVINIA DIV.; LOKENBURG; 21 MI. S. OF NIEUWOUDVILLE

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Barcode: PRE0159144-0 Collector(s) & number: Acocks, JPH, 23743 | 1965-9-16

South Africa, Western Cape, CERES DIV.; HOOP EN UITKOMST; SWARTUGGENS 9 MI. NNE. OF HOOP EN UITKOMST

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Barcode: PRE0624851-0 Collector(s) & number: Boucher, C, 4445 | 1979-7-12

South Africa, Western Cape, MALMESBURY DIST.; KALBASKRAAL; BOUNDARY BETWEEN CHATSWORTH AND GROENFONTEIN FARMS

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Barcode: PRE0159138-0 Collector(s) & number: Acocks, JPH, 17356 | 1953-10-12

South Africa, Northern Cape, CALVINIA DIV.; LOKENBURG; ARID RIDGES W. OF RIVER

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Barcode: NBG1478956-0 Collector(s) & number: Helme, NA, 8408a | 2015-4-21

South Africa, Western Cape, Langeberg, south slopes of Duiwelsbosberg.

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Date: 11/2/2014 6:53:00 PM

Western Cape, South Africa

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2012

SERIES CHAPTER

Rubiaceae Manning, JC; Goldblatt, P

In: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 700-704

South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria

1894

FLORA CHAPTER

Rubiaceae Sonder, OW

In: WH Harvey & OW Sonder (eds), Rubiaceae to Campanulaceae. Flora Capensis 3: 1-39

Lovell Reeve & Co., London

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