Hereroa calycina

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Hereroa calycina L.Bolus

LC Indigenous Endemic

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Morphological description

Caudex apice 2 cm diam. vel ultra, ramulos dense confertos, 4-8-foliatos, emittens, ramulis floriferis 4-6-foliatis, internodiis invisis. Folia demum patentia, duo paris, prsecipue inter immatura, dissimilia, alterum carina superne leviter dilatatum, alterum superne attenuatum, carina adulta eccentrica, supra visa saepe subfalcato-curvata itaque margine altero longiore, subglauca, conspicuissime viridi-punctata, punctis leviter prominentibus, ad 4 cm longa, ad 8 mm lata diametroque. Flores 1-3-nati, vespertini, sine sepalis 2.8 cm diam., pedunculo foliis aequilongo, receptaculo turbinato. Sepala 5, subsequilonga, superne angustata, ad 1.8 cm longa. Petala 2-3-seriata acuta lutea, subtus saepe rubicunda, ad 1.2 cm longa, saepius ad 0.5 mm lata. Stamina erecto-conferta, filamentis interne pallidis, interioribus basi dense papillatis, ad 1 cm longis, antheris luteis. Glandulae 5, permagnae, fere contiguae, luteo-virides. Ovarium supra valde concavum, leviter lobatum. Stigmata 1.2 cm longa, stamina attingentia vel parum superantia. Capsula generis, expansa 1.5 cm diam., carinis in aristam, ad apicem valvae attingentem, desinentibus, alis dimidium cellae tegentibus. From: Multiple authors. 1928. Novitates Africanae (cont.). J. Bot. 66: 195-200. [All rights reserved]

Perennial, caespitose, dwarf shrublet, up to 0.05 m high, stems reduced, forming small dense clumps, roots succulent. Leaves subfalcate to incurved, epidermis rough, cells of keel and margins almost denticulate. Flowers pedicellate, solitary, yellow. Flowering time winter and spring. Capsules 5-locular, dark brown, woody. From: Burgoyne, PM; Bredenkamp, CL. 2019. Aizoaceae: Hereroa (Schwantes) Dinter & Schwantes. In: CL Bredenkamp (ed.), A Flora of the Eastern Cape Province. Strelitzia 41(1): 230-231. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]

Diagnostic description

Nearest H. rehneltianum (Berger) Schwantes, from which it differs by its lower growth, shorter and thicker leaves frequently falcately curved when viewed from above, and by the stamens being shorter than the petals. From: Multiple authors. 1928. Novitates Africanae (cont.). J. Bot. 66: 195-200. [All rights reserved]

Habitat

Flats and hills of karoo shales or siltstones. Sub-Escarpment Grassland, Dry Highveld Grassland, Upper Karoo. From: Burgoyne, PM; Bredenkamp, CL. 2019. Aizoaceae: Hereroa (Schwantes) Dinter & Schwantes. In: CL Bredenkamp (ed.), A Flora of the Eastern Cape Province. Strelitzia 41(1): 230-231. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]

Distribution

Altitude

1200 to 1900 m

Occurrence records map

This map contains point-based occurrences at different locations

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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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