Hyalocalyx | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Passifloraceae |
Subfamily: | Turneroideae |
Genus: |
Hyalocalyx Rolfe |
Species: | H. setifer
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Binomial name | |
Hyalocalyx setifer Rolfe
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Synonyms | |
Hyalocalyx setifer is the sole member of the monotypic genus Hyalocalyx. [1]
Hyalocalyx setifer is an annual herb. [2]
H setifer can grow up to 27 cm tall. [2] It has a brown woody stem that is covered in long yellowish hairs. [3] [4]
H. setifer exhibits both distylous and homostylous flowers. [5] Its flowers are solitary, cylindrical, 5-6 mm long, and range from pale yellow to orange in color. [2] [3]
Its native range is Tanzania, Mozambique and Madagascar. [1] It is found in open woodlands, along roadsides and on cultivated lands. [4] It is primarily found in dry sandy soil. [4]