Hebenstretia lanceolata is a species of plant from South Africa. It belongs to the figwort family.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Scrophulariaceae |
| Genus: | Hebenstretia |
| Species: | H. lanceolata
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| Binomial name | |
| Hebenstretia lanceolata (E.Mey.) Rolfe
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Description
editThis hairy shrub grows 20–60 cm (7.9–23.6 in) tall.[2][3] the leaves are broad and toothed with hairy bracts. Flowers are present between September and November. They grow in spikes and are white with orange markings. They are hairy below the lobes and the calyx has a tooth at the tip. The fruit is a vacuolate ellipsoid with two approximately equal mericarps. [2]
Distribution and habitat
editThis plant is endemic to the Western Cape of South Africa. It grows on sandstone slopes between the Cedarberg and Stellenbosch at an altitude of 460–1,220 m (1,510–4,000 ft).[3][4]
Conservation
editHebenstretia lanceolata is classified as being of least concern.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Hebenstretia lanceolata". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ a b Manning, John; Goldblatt, Peter (2012). Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region : 1: the core Cape flora (PDF). Pretoria: South African National Biodiversity Institute, SANBI. ISBN 978-1-919976-74-7. OCLC 852384288.
- ^ a b "African Plant Database". africanplantdatabase.ch. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
- ^ e-Flora of South Africa. v1.36. 2022. South African National Biodiversity Institute. http://ipt.sanbi.org.za/iptsanbi/resource?r=flora_descriptions&v=1.36
- ^ Red list of South African plants 2009. D. Raimondo. Pretoria: South African National Biodiversity Institute. 2009. ISBN 978-1-919976-52-5. OCLC 602862966.
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