Thesium strictum P.J.Bergius

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A shrub, up to about 4 ft. high; stem erect, branched in the upper part, subterete, glabrous; branches subterete; lower leaves longer than the others, acicular, with a very narrow groove on the upper side, up to 2 1/2 in. long, obtuse or subacute, somewhat fleshy, glabrous, upper leaves smaller and a little recurved, more or less flat on the upper surface; flowers crowded in small dense corymbs at the ends of the branches; bracts shortly adnate to the peduncle, similar to the upper leaves; peduncle 1/2-1 lin. long, slightly angular; bracteoles linear-lanceolate, shorter than the flowers; perianth 3/4-1 1/4 lin. long; segments 1/2 lin. long, triangular-ovate, apex and margin shortly papillose; anthers 1/7 lin. long; filaments about the same length; style about 1/4 lin. long; fruit ovoid-globose, 1 1/2 lin. long, 1 1/4 lin. in diam., 10-ribbed, with well-marked reticulation between the ribs.

• Provided by: [A].e-Flora of South Africa

Sparsely leafy, broom-like shrub to 2 m. Leaves lanceolate to needle-like, adpressed. Flowers crowded in dense, terminal corymbs, whitish.

• Provided by: [A].e-Flora of South Africa

Sparsely leafy, broom-like shrub, up to 2 m tall. Leaves lanceolate to needle-like, adpressed. Flowers crowded in dense, terminal corymbs, whitish.

• Provided by: [A].e-Flora of South Africa

Thesium strictum P.J.Bergius (worldfloraonline.org)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Etymology of Thesium: 

Derivation uncertain. Gk. thes = a hired labourer. An ancient name for a species of Linaria, toad flax, used by Pliny the Elder. Georg Christian Wittstein traces this to the legendary hero Theseus, who slew the Minotaur and to whom Ariadne gave a wreath in which this plant was woven.

Etymology of strictum: 

From the Latin strictus = ‘compressed’ or 'constricted'

Scientific name:Thesium strictum P.J.Bergius

 

Etymology source: The Illustrated Dictionary of Southern African Plant Names

Localities: Cape Town Area

 

Authors: P. J. Bergius

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