Species Blepharis integrifolia
Pictures from Observations
Range:
Location unknown
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Etymology of Blepharis:
Gk. blepharis = eyelash, hence fringed; referring to the delicate fringe of hairs that adorn the bracts and calyx below the flowers.
Etymology of integrifolia:
From the Latin integri = 'entire' and folius = 'leaves'. i.e. The plant having entire leaves, meaning having a smooth margin without indentations or serrations, lobes or undulations.
Scientific name:
Blepharis integrifolia (L. f.) E. Mey. ex Schinz
Common names:
Ranklits
Synonym of:
Unknown
Long etymology:
Protologue:
Zwei Pflanzengeogr. Docum. 168 (1843)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1843
Prostrate, shortly hairy shrublet to 10 cm. Leaves opposite, elliptic. Flowers solitary in the axils, blue or pink; bracts oblanceolate, shortly hairy, with short, barbed spines. Oct.--Apr. Grassy slopes, LB, SE (Riversdale to tropical Africa and India).
Observations of Taxon
Blepharis integrifolia
Name of observer:
Braam van Wyk & Sasa Malan (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Collection:
Blepharis integrifolia
Name of observer:
Pauline Bohnen (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Blepharis integrifolia
Name of observer:
Braam van Wyk and Sasa Malan (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown