Scrophulariaceae
Diclis

Diclis petiolaris Benth.

First published in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 10: 265 (1846)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical & S. Africa. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Descriptions

Scrophulariaceae, D. Philcox. Flora Zambesiaca 8:2. 1990

Morphology General Habit
Prostrate or decumbent, much branched herb; branches 4–25 cm. long, short stipitate-glandular to subglabrous.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves petiolate; lamina (7)15–27 x (5)8–18 mm., circular, elliptic to obovate, apex rounded, cuneate at base, entire or more rarely obscurely dentate but not coarsely so, glandular above and beneath to varying degrees; petiole 9–17 mm. long, stipitate-glandular.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Pedicel
Pedicels (10–30)50–65 mm. long, capillary to filiform, glandular.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx 1.2–2.5 mm. long, lobes 0.6–0.8 mm. wide, unequal, oblong to ovate-lanceolate, minutely glandular-stipitate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla white with purple markings at throat, 4.5–9(13) mm. long including spur; spur 1–2.5 mm. long, broad, subdeltoid; upper lip bilobed, lobes subdeltoid; lower lip 3-lobed, lobes broad, rounded.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule c. 2 mm. long, 2.5 mm. in diam., depressed globose, emarginate.
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Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Plants and People Africa

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/
    • © Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/