Nolana leptophylla
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Nolana leptophylla is a species of the genus Nolana inthe nightshade family (Solanaceae).
description
Nolana leptophylla is a perennial subshrub or annual plant that grows upright or prostrate, is branched, very woody and densely leafy. It is filled with simple glandular and non-glandular trichomes . The leaves are alternate and about 3 mm long. They are succulent , linearly elongated and can have a rolled-back leaf margin. The petioles are very short.
The flowers stand individually in the armpits or in spiral-shaped cymes . The flower stalks are 0.8 to 1.2 cm long. The calyx is about 5 mm long, bell-shaped and set with five unequal, upright and triangular teeth. The crown is 1 to 2.4 cm long and tubular-funnel-shaped. The stamens are unevenly shaped and divided into two longer and three shorter ones. The stamens are not widened at the base and are rarely hairy. The stylus is gyno-basic and as long as the shorter stamens. The scar is head-shaped.
The flower stalks are bent back on the fruit, the calyx is steady and enlarged. The fruits consist of three to five unevenly shaped partial fruits.
Occurrence
Nolana leptophylla occurs between the Chilean region of Tarapacá and Coquimbo and mostly inland at altitudes between 1000 and 3000 m.
literature
- S. Arroyo-Leuenberger: Nolanaceae . In: Urs Eggli (Ed.): Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants: Dicotyledons . Springer Verlag, 2002, ISBN 978-3-540-41966-2 , p. 330.