Claim · model-written summary
T. spartioides and T. confine share an herbaceous, decumbent form, terminal or occasional axillary inflorescences and northern South African distribution.
- Taxon
- Thesium confine species complex
Thesium confinet0 - Outcome
- herbaceous habit, decumbent growth form, terminal (or less frequently axillary) inflorescencese0
- Setting
- South Africae0
Verbatim
e0“Both species have an herbaceous habit, decumbent growth form, terminal (or less frequently axillary) inflorescences and a sympatric northern distribution in South Africa.”
t0“Thesium confine species complex”
Title
A taxonomic evaluation of the Thesium confine species complex (Santalaceae)
Kagiso S. Mashego; M. Marianne le Roux Bothalia 2018. doi:10.4102/abc.v48i1.2346
Other claims from this paper (4)
- Observation T. spartioides and T. confine showed great morphological similarity.
- Observation T. durum differs in shrubby erect form and axillary inflorescences and occurs in southern South Africa.
- Observation The authors synonymised Thesium spartioides under T. confine.
- Observation The authors retained T. durum as a separate species.