Stems 25-50 cm tall, with lines of crispate pubescence. Leaves crowded and irregularly inserted on lower, non-flowering part of stem, verticillate and widely spaced in the inflorescence; internode below inflorescence 1-4 cm long; leaves at flowering nodes mostly small and inconspicuous. Leaf-lamina 15-40 x 0.5-2 mm, subsessile, glabrous or sparsely pilose. Flowers 3-5 in a terminal umbel and sometimes also in fascicles at 1 or 2 nodes below; pedicels up to 13 mm long. Calyx segments 4-6 x 1.5-2 mm, dorsally pilose, ventrally pubescent in upper half. Corolla lobes 6-9 x 4 mm, convex and reflexed at anthesis, dull green streaked dull purple; dorsal surface glabrous. Corona of complex form, 6-7 mm high; each lobe erect, quadrate below and cruciform above, bearing on its ventral surface a triangular fin flanked by two slender curled appendages; these lobes alternating with a small cucullate lobe that rests over the lower end of the anther fissure; corona lobes with yellow-green shoulders, dark maroon or brown cross and brownish purple inner appendages. Anther appendages white, papery, conspicuous, c. 2 mm long; corpusculum 0.45-0.5 mm long, sagittate because of the pronounced lateral flanges; pollinium 0.68-0.78 mm long. Gynostegium white. Fruit unknown. From: Kupicha, FK. 1984. Studies on African Asclepiadaceae. Kew Bull. 38(4): 599-672. [All rights reserved]
Flowers with conspicuous erect cruciform corona lobes. From: Kupicha, FK. 1984. Studies on African Asclepiadaceae. Kew Bull. 38(4): 599-672. [All rights reserved]
In grassland on black valley soil. From: Kupicha, FK. 1984. Studies on African Asclepiadaceae. Kew Bull. 38(4): 599-672. [All rights reserved]
1500 to 2100 m
This map contains point-based occurrences at different locations
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
Classification
KINGDOM Plantae
SUBKINGDOM Phanerogamae
PHYLUM Anthophyta
ORDER Gentianales
FAMILY Apocynaceae
SUBFAMILY Asclepiadoideae
TRIBE Asclepiadeae
GENUS Miraglossum
SPECIES superbum
12 results for Miraglossum superbum Kupicha
Barcode: PRE0863345-0 Collector(s) & number: Bester, SP, 12402 | 2015-1-19
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Umzimkulu District. Ntsikeni Nature Reserve. Farm: Kilarney 48.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0119742-0 Collector(s) & number: Von Fintel, M, 374 | 1997-1-18
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Drakensburg, Garden Castle.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0842349-0 Collector(s) & number: Killick, DJB, 3983 | 1969-1-16
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal,
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0348190-0 Collector(s) & number: Killick, DJB, 3698 | 1966-1-20
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, IMPENDLE DIST.; UPPER UMKOMAAS
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0062264-0 Collector(s) & number: Coleman, TA, 376 | 1967-2-3
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Highmore Dam. [Highmoore]. Giants Castle Game Reserve
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0730591-0 Collector(s) & number: MacDevette, K, 2286 | 1988-2-3
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Weza State Forest; Ingeli Peak
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0348306-0 Collector(s) & number: Killick, DJB, 3983 | 1969-1-16
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal,
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0348336-0 Collector(s) & number: Hilliard, OM, 7848 | 1975-1-29
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Underberg Dist.; Umzimkulu River Vall; Garden Castle Nat. Res.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0346919-0 Collector(s) & number: Pentz, JA, 61 | 1936-2-11
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Estcourt Dist.; Tabamhlope
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0019850-0 Collector(s) & number: Evans, MS, 622 | 1896-2-
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Polela, Drakensburg
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
This map contains point-based occurrences at different locations
1997
1984
No results found for Miraglossum superbum Kupicha
Status and criteria
LC
Assessor(s)
Plantae Coordinator
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