Malvaceae
Hermannia

Hermannia parvula Burtt Davy

First published in Man. Pl. Transvaal 1: 263 (1926)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Botswana to Northern Prov. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Descriptions

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Sterculiaceae, H. Wild. Flora Zambesiaca 1:2. 1961

Morphology General Habit
Dwarf perennial herb c. 8 cm. tall with a woody rootstock; stems sparsely stellate-pubescent and with a few minute glands.
Morphology Leaves
Leaf-lamina up to 23 × 4 mm., linear to oblong-linear, apex acute, base cuneate, margin serrate, sparsely stellate-pubescent on both sides and with a few minute glands; petiole 1–3 mm. long, sparsely stellate-pubescent and glandular; stipules 3–5 mm. long, lanceolate, obliquely falcate, sparsely stellate-pubescent and glandular.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers in pairs in the upper axils; peduncles 8–10 mm. long, slender, stellate-pubescent; bracts 1–3 mm. long, linear-lanceolate, stellate-pubescent and glandular; pedicels up to 10 mm. long, stellate-pubescent.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx 4 mm. long, campanulate, stellate-pubescent and glandular; lobes 1·5 mm. long, triangular-acuminate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Petals orange, c. 4 × 2 mm., obovate, margins scarcely inrolled, puberulous near the base.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens with cruciform-tuberculate pilose filaments c. 1 mm. long; anthers c. 2 mm. long, pubescent.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Pistil
Ovary obovoid, glandular-puberulous; styles c. 1·7 mm. long, glabrous.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Ripe capsules not seen.
[FZ]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 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 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0