Lobostemon capitatus
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Lobostemon capitatus | |
|---|---|
 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Boraginales |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Genus: | Lobostemon |
| Species: | L. capitatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Lobostemon capitatus (L.) H.Buek | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
| |
Lobostemon capitatus is a species belonging to the forget-me-not family. It is endemic to the Western Cape of South Africa, where it is found between Porterville and Bredasdorp.
Lobostemon capitatus is a shrub that grows 30–60 cm (0.98–1.97 ft) tall, sometimes reaching a height of up to 80 cm (2.6 ft).[3][4] The branches are more or less equally spaced and the herbaceous branches are hairy.[4] The leaves are slender, tapering to a point.[3] The undersides of the leaves are covered in hairs. The upper face is hairless or has only a few sparse hairs.[4] The flowers are cream with purple markings.[3] They are small, reaching a length of about 7 mm (0.28 in).They grow as a capitate cyme, meaning that large number of sessile flowers grow from a suppressed rachis. The flower buds arranged in two distinct parallel rows and don't spreading much in fruiting stage.[4] The stamens protrude past the petals in adult flowers. They are typically all of similar length, although one may be shorter than the others.[4] The staminal scales are well developed. They are triangular with lateral lobes.[3] They occur at the throat of the corolla tube, 2–3 mm (0.079–0.118 in) above the base. The area between them is hairy.[4]