Species Adenandra odoratissima
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There aren’t any identifications of Adenandra odoratissima.
Range:
Location unknown
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Etymology of Adenandra:
Gk. aden = gland; -andra = male, stamens; alluding to the appearance of the stamens (glandbearing anthers).
Etymology of odoratissima:
From the Latin odoratus = ‘sweet-smelling / fragrant’ and -issima denoting 'very'; the flower is very fragrant
Scientific name:
Adenandra odoratissima Strid
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Unknown
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Protologue:
Opera Bot. 32: 77 (1972)
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Year published:
1972
Densely leafy shrublet to 60 cm, branching from the base. Leaves ascending, loosely imbricate, lanceolate, without glands, lightly pilose, margins lightly revolute. Flowers 2--20 in dense, headlike corymbs, often heavily gland-dotted. Sept.--Oct. Limestone slopes, AP (Agulhas Peninsula).
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Adenandra odoratissima.