Malvaceae
Hermannia

Hermannia comosa Burch. ex DC.

First published in Prodr. 1: 493 (1824)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Africa. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Descriptions

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Sterculiaceae, H. Wild. Flora Zambesiaca 1:2. 1961

Morphology General Habit
Perennial herb c. 20 cm. tall; branches densely stellate-tomentose.
Morphology Leaves
Leaf-lamina c. 3 × 2 cm., ovate-oblong, apex acute, base broadly cuneate, margin irregularly serrate, crenate or undulate, tomentose on both sides, ± discolorous, appearing ± plicate due to nerves being ± deeply immersed above and raised below; petiole up to c. 3 cm. long, tomentose; stipules up to 5 mm. long, subulate, tomentose.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers in pairs in the axils of the upper leaves; peduncles c. 1–1·5 cm. long, tomentose; pedicels up to 5 mm. long, tomentose; bracts and bracteoles 2–5 mm. long, subulate, tomentose.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx up to c. 1 cm. in diam., inflated, globose-campanulate, toothed about 1/5–1/3 of the way down, tomentose, often with stalked stellate hairs or appendages on the angles.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Petals yellow, slightly exceeding the calyx, spathulate with the margins infolded in the lower half, stellate-pubescent on both sides.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens with narrowly obovate filaments c. 4 mm. long and pubescent on the shoulders; anthers c. 4 mm. long, pubescent.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Pistil
Ovary subglobose, shortly stipitate, apex truncate with 5 blunt processes, tomentose; styles 5 mm. long, puberulous near the base.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Ripe capsules not seen.
[FZ]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0