Gnaphalium abyssinicum (Sch. Bip. ex Hochst.) Sch. Bip.
Gnaphalium splendidum Thunb.
Gnaphalium strictum Lam.
Gnaphalium xanthinum (DC.) Sch. Bip.
Helichrysum abyssinicum Sch. Bip. ex Hochst.
Helichrysum acrobates Bullock
Helichrysum hendersonae S. Moore
Helichrysum strictum (Lam.) Druce
Helichrysum xanthinum DC.
The leaves are10–30 (–40) x 1–2 (–6) mm, linear, linear-oblong or linear-lanceolate, with revolute margins. Leaves have a blue-grey colour and are softly woolly on the under surface, as are the young stems. The upper surface is markedly parallel-veined and grooved, the veins protruding on the under side.
Virgate shrub up to 1.5 m tall, or rarely sprawling, branches thinly grey-woolly, closely leafy, older parts glabrescent, rough with leaf scars. Leaves 10–30 (–40) x 1–2 (–6) mm, linear, linear-oblong or linear-lanceolate, apex acute or subacute, mucronate, base broad, half-clasping, margins commonly revolute, upper surface thickly or thinly greyish-white woolly or glabrous or nearly so, lower surface greyish-white woolly. Heads heterogamous, hemispherical, 4–5 mm long, 5–8 mm across the radiating bracts, bases woolly, many in congested or open corymbose panicles terminating long leafy branches. Involucral bracts in c. 5 series, graded, loosely imbricate, inner about equaling or slightly exceeding flowers, tips minutely radiating, bright canary-yellow, rarely orange, glossy. Receptacle very shortly honeycombed. Flowers 47–105, 8–14 female, 39–84 homogamous, yellow. Achenes 0.75 mm long, with duplex hairs. Pappus bristles many, equaling corolla, scabrid, bases cohering by patent cilia.
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helichrysum, splendidum, species, flowering, plant, family, asteraceae, found, africa, yemen, hardy, evergreen, perennial, occurs, from, southern, cape, ethiopia, along, eastern, escarpment, mountains, favouring, rocky, places, fynbos, grassland, savanna, biom. Helichrysum splendidum is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae found in Africa and Yemen 1 A hardy evergreen perennial it occurs from the Southern Cape to Ethiopia along the eastern escarpment mountains favouring rocky places in fynbos grassland and savanna biomes 2 3 It forms mound shaped aggregations 1 2 meters high sometimes covering entire hillsides The species is found in South Africa Eswatini Lesotho Tanzania Ethiopia South Sudan Malawi Zimbabwe Zambia and Yemen The distribution of this species is clearly anthropogenic that is closely linked to the movements of man through the ages Helichrysum splendidum Scientific classification Kingdom Plantae Clade Tracheophytes Clade Angiosperms Clade Eudicots Clade Asterids Order Asterales Family Asteraceae Genus Helichrysum Species H splendidum Binomial name Helichrysum splendidum Thunb Less Synonyms Gnaphalium abyssinicum Sch Bip ex Hochst Sch Bip Gnaphalium splendidum Thunb Gnaphalium strictum Lam Gnaphalium xanthinum DC Sch Bip Helichrysum abyssinicum Sch Bip ex Hochst Helichrysum acrobates Bullock Helichrysum hendersonae S Moore Helichrysum strictum Lam Druce Helichrysum xanthinum DC The leaves are10 30 40 x 1 2 6 mm linear linear oblong or linear lanceolate with revolute margins Leaves have a blue grey colour and are softly woolly on the under surface as are the young stems The upper surface is markedly parallel veined and grooved the veins protruding on the under side Virgate shrub up to 1 5 m tall or rarely sprawling branches thinly grey woolly closely leafy older parts glabrescent rough with leaf scars Leaves 10 30 40 x 1 2 6 mm linear linear oblong or linear lanceolate apex acute or subacute mucronate base broad half clasping margins commonly revolute upper surface thickly or thinly greyish white woolly or glabrous or nearly so lower surface greyish white woolly Heads heterogamous hemispherical 4 5 mm long 5 8 mm across the radiating bracts bases woolly many in congested or open corymbose panicles terminating long leafy branches Involucral bracts in c 5 series graded loosely imbricate inner about equaling or slightly exceeding flowers tips minutely radiating bright canary yellow rarely orange glossy Receptacle very shortly honeycombed Flowers 47 105 8 14 female 39 84 homogamous yellow Achenes 0 75 mm long with duplex hairs Pappus bristles many equaling corolla scabrid bases cohering by patent cilia Lucid Central 4 This species is known in cultivation and has gained the Royal Horticultural Society s Award of Garden Merit 5 Helichrysums are a rich source of traditional medicines in South Africa This species has pleasantly aromatic leaves from which an essential oil used in aromatherapy can be derived The oil s main components are b pinene b phellandrene d cadinene germacrene D and 1 8 cineole 6 References edit S A Ghazanfar M Fisher ed Vegetation of the Arabian Peninsula full citation needed Helichrysum splendidum sanbi org Helichrysum splendidum zimbabweflora co zw Helichrysum splendidum lucidcentral org Helichrysum splendidum www rhs org Royal Horticultural Society Retrieved 4 August 2020 Helichrysum Splendidum Oil aromatics com External links edit nbsp Media related to Helichrysum splendidum at Wikimedia Commons Phylogenetic incongruence in Helichrysum Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Helichrysum splendidum amp oldid 1084985621, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
