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| Family : SANTALACEAE |
Protologue : Cat. Afr. Pl. 1: 937 (1900)  |
| Information on the genus : Thesium |
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Status
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| Status for SA : | accepted (present) |
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| Status for TA : | accepted (present) |
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| Ecology and distribution |
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| Biology : |
Perennial herb with a thick woody rootstock, drying green; stems numerous, spreading, distinctly hairy at base, 5-20 cm tall, much branched from the base; branches short, stiff, angular, leafy at least on upper part; leaves scale-like,[…] |
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| Ecology : |
In pastures among low bushes, Euphorbiaceae (cf. Clutia benguelensis), Gnidia, Ascolepis. |
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Closely allied to T. myriocladum. Known only from the type gatherings (December 1859, January 1860). |
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Reported from Botswana by Burgoyne in Germishuizen & Meyer, Pl. South. Africa: annot. checklist, Stelitzia 14: 857, 2003, but not cited by Hilliard in Fl. Zambes. 9/3. This record is perhaps T. myriocladum. |
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| Biol./Eco : |
biology:perennial-Dwarf shrub, Herb, Parasite- Ht 0.15 - 0.3 m. Alt 1100 - 1200 m. Distribution: BOT |
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| see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative |
| see under The International Plant Name Index |
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