Anastrabe integerrima
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Anastrabe integerrima is the only species of the plant genus Anastrabe . This belongs tothe Stilbaceae family . It is common in Mozambique and South Africa.
description
Anastrabe integerrima is a branched shrub or small tree . It is finely haired to tomentose with star-shaped trichomes . The trunks are erect and rounded. The leaves are stem-like, they are opposite or almost opposite. They are petiolate, the leaf blade is leathery, lanceolate or elongated, pointed forward and entire or serrate.
The flowers are clearly stalked. The bell-shaped calyx is divided to the middle and tomentose with star-shaped trichomes. The crown is yellow, with crimson markings on the inside. The coronet is divided into two lips, the corolla lobes are spreading. The corolla tube is bell-shaped and shorter than the corolla lobes. The four stamens do not protrude beyond the crown. The ovary is almost spherical.
Systematics
Anastrabe was formerly the family of the tribe Bowkerieae Figworts assigned (Scrophulariaceae), but according to recent findings in a family stilbaceae performed.
Occurrence
The species occurs in the coastal areas from Mozambique to South Africa .
literature
- E. Fischer: Scrophulariaceae . In: Klaus Kubitzki, Joachim W. Kadereit (eds.): Flowering Plants, Dicotyledons: Lamiales (except Acanthaceae Including Avicenniaceae) , Springer Verlag, 2004, ISBN 978-3-540-40593-1 , p. 427.
