Hermannia boraginiflora
(Hermannia ? boraginiflora)
Malvaceae Byttnerioideae
As at April 2024, 7 herbarium specimens, 7 photo records
South African Red List status: LC
Global Distribution: Also occurs outside southern Africa
Description (Compton's Flora of Swaziland*):
Hermannia boraginiflora - Erect twiggy shrublet, up to 60 cm high; stalked or stalkless glands and star-like and simple hairs present throughout; sometimes sticky. Leaf-stalk c 5 mm long; blade oblong, faintly toothed, up to 2 cm long X 6 mm wide, usually less. Flowers solitary on axillary stalk, c 1 cm long, lengthening a little in fruit; calyx segments c 6 mm long, tapering to slender tip; petals scarcely as long, white, dull mauve or pink. Fruit dry, ribbed, bristly, each carpel ending in horn-like tip.
* Where species names have changed, these have been matched according to herbarium specimens quoted in this publication.
Notes:
Global distribution information: southern Africa includes southern Mozambique and southern Zimbabwe.
Restricted distribution has been based on an estimated extent of occurence of less than 100 000 km2 and/or an estimated area of occupancy of 100 km2, based on geo-referenced GBIF and iNaturalist data.
Search for flora information: Enter any name or part of a name in the appropriate box:
Search for photos/illustrations: Enter any name or part of a name in the appropriate box:
Website hosting sponsored by the Natural History Society of Eswatini
