Manuleopsis dinteri
| Family: | Scrophulariaceae |
| Full name: | Manuleopsis dinteri Thell. |
| Location: | Auas Safari lodge, Region Khomas, Namibia (2217CD) |
| ID status: | Fairly certain |
| Afrikaans common name(s): | - |
| English common name(s): | Dinter's bush |
| Synonym(s): | Freyliniopsis trothae Engl. |
| Status: | Endemic |
| Description: | Lax and often untidy shrub. BARK smooth. BRANCLETS lax, squarish. LEAVES simple, lanceolate to narrowly lanceolate; bright green, soft texture; margin often toothed; apex pointed; petiole up to 20 mm long. INFLORESCENCE a lax, terminal spray. FLOWERS tubular; white with small, maroon markings in throat. FRUIT a brown, elongate-ovoid capsule with two chambers. SEEDS winged. (from Tree Atlas of Namibia) Ein 2.5 m hoher, schwach belaubter Strauch mit weissen Blütenständen (Dinter). Die vorliegenden Zweigstücke sind 30-40 cm lang, mit meist 3-5 cm langen und 2-3 mm dicken Internodien, die mit weisslicher, verkorkter Rinde bedcckt und durch paarweise vom Blattgrund herablaufende, vorspringende Längsleisten ausgezeichnet sind. Grössere Laubblätter (mit Stiel) bis über 6 cm lang nnd 2 cm breit; kleinere im Durchschnitt etwa 30 : 5 mm. Gesamtblütenstand ± 10 mm lang. Stiele der gabelständigen Blüten etwa 3-4 mm lang. Kelch 2.5 mm lang, 0.5-2 mm weit; Kelchzipfel am Grunde 0.5 bis 0.666 mm breit. Kronröhre 10 mm lang, (gepresst) unterwärts 2 mm, oberwärts 2.5 mm weit; Saumlappen etwa 3 mm lang und breit; Filamente der hintern Staubblätter 2.5-3 mm lang, die der vorderen nnr etwa halb so lang. Frucht 7-8 min lang bei 2.5 bis 3 mm grösster Breite. Samen 0.6 : 0.4 mm. (from Beiträge zur Kenntnis der afrikanischen Flora XXVI, Hans Schinz, Issue 71 of Mitteilungen aus dem Botanischen Museum der Universität Zürich, 1915) A 2.5 m high, slightly leafy shrub with white inflorescences (dinter). The present branches are 30-40 cm long, with mostly 3-5 cm long and 2-3 mm thick internodes, which are covered with whitish, corked bark and are characterized by projecting longitudinal strips running in pairs from the leaf base. Larger leaves (with stem) up to over 6 cm long and 2 cm wide; smaller ones on average about 30: 5 mm. Total inflorescence is ± 10 mm long. Stems of forked flowers about 3-4 mm long. Chalice 2.5 mm long, 0.5-2 mm wide; Chalice apex at the base 0.5 to 0.666 mm wide. Corolla tube 10 mm long, (pressed) below 2 mm, above 2.5 mm wide; Hem flaps about 3 mm long and wide; Filaments of the posterior stamens 2.5-3 mm long, those of the anterior no. About half as long. Fruit 7-8 minutes long at 2.5 to 3 mm wide. Seed 0.6 : 0.4 mm. (from Beiträge zur Kenntnis der afrikanischen Flora XXVI, Hans Schinz, Issue 71 of Mitteilungen aus dem Botanischen Museum der Universität Zürich, 1915, translated by Google Translate, ) |
| Link(s) |
African Plant Database
JSTOR Plant Science Kew Herbarium Catalogue BGBM Berlin-Dahlem - Virtual Herbarium Züricher Herbarien iNaturalist (Namibia / Alex Dreyer) iNaturalist (Namibia) iNaturalist (southern Africa) Flora of Zimbabwe Fleurs de notre Terre - Galerie Namibie Tree Atlas of Namibia |
| Photographer: | M Weigand |
| Date of photograph: | 15 Jan 2020 |
| Camera make: | samsung |
| Camera model: | SM-G975F |
| Lens aperture: | f/2.4 |
| Shutter speed: | 1/822 s |
| ISO speed: | 50 |
| Content last updated: | 18 Apr 2024 |
