PLANTAE / PHANEROGAMAE / ANTHOPHYTA / BRUNIALES / BRUNIACEAE / BRUNIEAE / BRUNIA / RASPALIA / ANGULATA

Brunia angulata (E.Mey. ex Sond.) Class.-Bockh. & E.G.H.Oliv.
LC Indigenous Endemic
Morphological description

Usually 75-90 cm high, with villous branchlets. Leaves mostly 2 mm (rarely up to 7 mm.) long, sessile, appressed or rarely erect-spreading, partly imbricate, ovate, subacute, apiculate, rather acutely convex and at first pilose on the dorsal surface, concave on the ventral surface, pilose at the base, ciliate. Flower-heads mostly about 4 mm wide, convex above. Bracts villous on the dorsal surface; the outer leaf-like; the inner oblanceolate. Bracteoles linear, villous on the dorsal surface. Calyx-tube obconic, glabrous, adhering to the ovary except the upper part: calyx-lobes broad-based, linear-lanceolate, villous on the dorsal surface. Petals about 1-5 mm long, obovate, obtuse, glabrous, indistinctly keeled on the lower half. Anthers rotund, reaching to about the middle of the petals. Ovary half inferior, pubescent on the top, with 2 uniovulate chambers: styles free. Fruit unknown. From: Pillans, NS. 1947. A revision of Bruniaceae. J. S. African Bot. 13: 121-203. [CC BY] As: Raspalia angulata (E.Mey. ex Sond.) Nied.

Shrub 75-90 cm tall. Leaves adpressed, sessile, 2, rarely 7 mm long, ovate, hairy at base, ciliate. Flower heads mostly 4 mm wide, rounded. Calyx tube glabrous, lobes villous. Petals 1.5 mm long, obovate, glabrous. From: Oliver, EGH; Classen-Bockhoff, R. 2012. Bruniaceae. In: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 442-448. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]

Diagnostic description

Remarkably luxuriant growth occasionally appears on plants of normal growth producing erect-spreading leaves up to 7 mm. long, less concave on the ventral surface and more pilose on the dorsal surface. From: Pillans, NS. 1947. A revision of Bruniaceae. J. S. African Bot. 13: 121-203. [CC BY] As: Raspalia angulata (E.Mey. ex Sond.) Nied.

Habitat

Sandstone slopes. From: Oliver, EGH; Classen-Bockhoff, R. 2012. Bruniaceae. In: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 442-448. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]

Distribution

Caledon Div., Paarl Div., Worcester Div. From: Pillans, NS. 1947. A revision of Bruniaceae. J. S. African Bot. 13: 121-203. [CC BY] As: Raspalia angulata (E.Mey. ex Sond.) Nied.

Paarl to Villiersdorp and Worcester. From: Oliver, EGH; Classen-Bockhoff, R. 2012. Bruniaceae. In: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 442-448. 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
Brunia angulata (E.Mey. ex Sond.) Class.-Bockh. & E.G.H.Oliv.

Published in: Taxon 60(4): 1150 (2011)

Type: Drège 6868 (S-G-8321 [ex herb. Sonder], lecto.; K-75868 [herb. Hooker], S-08-7155, TCD-2726, isolecto.) Lectotype designated by Oliver in Classen-Bockhoff, Taxon 60(4): 1150 (2011).

Synonym(s)

Berardia angulata E.Mey. ex Sond.

Published in: Fl. Cap. [Harvey & Sonder] 2: 320 (1862)


Raspalia angulata (E.Mey. ex Sond.) Nied.

Published in: Nat. Pflanzenfam [Engler & Prantl] 3, 2a: 135 (1891)


Classification

KINGDOM Plantae

SUBKINGDOM Phanerogamae

PHYLUM Anthophyta

ORDER Bruniales

FAMILY Bruniaceae

TRIBE Brunieae

GENUS Brunia

SUBGENUS Raspalia

SPECIES angulata

18 results for Brunia angulata (E.Mey. ex Sond.) Class.-Bockh. & E.G.H.Oliv.

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Barcode: PRE0457899-0 Collector(s) & number: Taylor, HC, 6597 | 1965-11-14

South Africa, Western Cape, Worcester Div., Cossack peak.

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Barcode: PRE0434208-0 Collector(s) & number: Esterhuysen, EE, 7725 | 1942-4-5

South Africa, Western Cape, PAARL DIV.; SPITZKOP; HAALHOEK

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Barcode: PRE0434207-0 Collector(s) & number: Esterhuysen, EE, 12446 | 1945-12-23

South Africa, Western Cape, WORCESTER DIV.; LOWER WELLINGTON SNE; ON SOUTH SIDE

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Barcode: PRE0434209-0 Collector(s) & number: Esterhuysen, EE, 9472 | 1943-11-21

South Africa, Western Cape, SLANGHOEK MT.; WORCESTER DIV.; WITTEBERG

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Barcode: PRE0434206-0 Collector(s) & number: Esterhuysen, EE, 13908 | 1947-5-25

South Africa, Western Cape, PAARL DIV.; SPITZKOP; SUMMIT OF HAALHOEK

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Barcode: NBG0179910-0 Collector(s) & number: Stokoe, TP, s.n. | 1948-12-

South Africa, Western Cape, Caledon Division. Hottentots Holland Mountains.

General notes: Erect styles abex-keels on leaves. Leaves lanceolate.

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Barcode: PRE0434211-0 Collector(s) & number: Stokoe, TP, PRE 15880 | 1933-10-

South Africa, Western Cape, CALEDON DIST.; WILDEPAARDEBERG; GENADENDAL

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Barcode: PRE0751485-0 Collector(s) & number: Greuter, W, 22004 | 1989-10-20

South Africa, Western Cape, VILLIERSDORP; JONASKOP; NE OF TOWN ON ROCKY RIDGES AND LEDGES ALONG ROAD TO TV. STATION

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Barcode: PRE0434205-0 Collector(s) & number: Marloth, HWR, 2497 | 1899-1-

South Africa, Western Cape, WORCESTER DIV.; DU TOITS PEAK

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Barcode: PRE0434210-0 Collector(s) & number: Esterhuysen, EE, 9663 | 1943-12-26

South Africa, Western Cape, PAARL DIV.; WINTERBERG; SE SIDE NR SUMMIT

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Barcode: NBG0179923-0 Collector(s) & number: Boucher, C, 594 3034 | 1975-12-16

South Africa, Western Cape, Worcester. Jonaskop near Villiersdorp. South side near summit west of S.A.B.C. tower. Altitude: 4600'.

General notes: Burnt ± 2 yrs ago. Moist mountain fynbos. White to pinkish flowers. Low erect shrublets. Pilose leaved form. Scattered.

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Barcode: PRE0582045-0 Collector(s) & number: Vlok, JHJ, 121 | 1981-1-3

South Africa, Western Cape, Klein Swartberg, N. of Seweweekspoortpiek.

General notes: Abundant in dry sandy soil. Plants c. 30 cm high, flowers white.

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Barcode: PRE0582046-0 Collector(s) & number: Vlok, JHJ, 1406 | 1986-2-3

South Africa, Western Cape, Top of Klein Swartberg Mountain at end of Besemfontein track.

General notes: Locally abundant.

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Barcode: NBG1548140-0 Collector(s) & number: Helme, NA, 9733 | 2019-11-19

South Africa, Western Cape, Upper S facing ledges of Tierkloof; N of Groot Wellington Sneeukop.

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Barcode: NBG0199660-0 Collector(s) & number: Helme, NA, 3418 | 2005-1-2

South Africa, Western Cape, Caledon. SW slopes of Victoria Peak, rocky outcrops east of path.

General notes: Fynbos biome. Steep, mountain slope. Well-drained, moist/damp, sandy, rocky soil. Sandstone. Partial shade. SE aspect. No biotic effect seen. Low, rounded shrubs. Plant height 0.35 m. Local, uncommon. On relatively fire-safe cliff, getting abundant summer mist. Veld about 5 years old, but this outcrop >12 years old.

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Barcode: NBG0195041-0 Collector(s) & number: Forsyth, GG, 103 | 1980-10-8

South Africa, Western Cape, Head of drainage line just south of point 3824' on Five Beacon Ridge. Altitude.: c. 3650 ft.

General notes: Moist SE facing slope. Fairly steep with organic soil. Plants c. 90 cm tall with small white flowers.

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Barcode: NBG1548294-0 Collector(s) & number: Helme, NA, 9740 | 2019-10-31

South Africa, Western Cape, Blokkop, upper SE slopes.

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Barcode: NBG1497040-0 Collector(s) & number: Helme, NA, 9409 | 2018-11-3

South Africa, Western Cape, Wemmershoek Mountains; Winterberg plateau; outcrop west of pool in marshy area.

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2012

SERIES CHAPTER

Bruniaceae Oliver, EGH; Classen-Bockhoff, R

In: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 442-448

South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria

2011

PERIODICAL/JOURNAL

A new classification of the South African endemic family Bruniaceae based on molecular and morphological data Classen-Bockhoff, R; Oliver, EGH; Hall, AV; Quint, M

Taxon 60(4)1138-1155

1947

PERIODICAL/JOURNAL

A revision of Bruniaceae Pillans, NS

Journal of South African Botany 13: 121-203

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