Thesmophora scopulosa
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Thesmophora scopulosa is the only species of the genus Thesmophora thatbelongs tothe Stilbaceae family . It is common in South Africa.
description
Thesmophora scopulosa is a single-stemmed, expansive dwarf shrub . On older branches there are woolly tufts between the stigmas of the leaves . The leaves are in groups of four, are very narrow, lanceolate-pointed, furrowed, hairless and very finely serrated on the edge.
The inflorescences are almost terminal spikes of 20 to 35 flowers . The flowers are sessile and are accompanied by two opposite bracts . The calyx is tubular, regular, hairless and covered with five calyx lobes. The crown is tubular, the four corolla lobes form two lips. The upper lip is greatly enlarged, rounded and helmet-shaped, the lower lip consists of two rounded lateral lobes and a fine central lobe. On the outside, the corolla lobes are densely hairy. The four stamens are slightly above the crown. The ovary is two-sided, inverted conical, slightly stalked and stands on a fleshy, lobed flower base . In each ovary compartment there is a single ovule , which is arranged hanging. The stylus is thread-shaped and hairless.
Occurrence and locations
The species occurs in the mountains around Ceres in South Africa and grows there in crevices.
literature
- HP Lindner: Stilbaceae . 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. 439.