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differs from all other members of the group with semi-dense spikes and 5-fid bracts in its glossy appearance (
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matt), yellow-green puberulent to sub-glabrous leaves (
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grey or green strigose to villose leaves) and in having a glabrous (
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variously hairy) calyx.
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Perennial, compact subshrub,
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tall with very short internodes.
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sessile, base petiole-like with spines
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long; lamina oblanceolate, 4060(90) ×
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, often with yellow-green appearance, puberulent with strigose to spreading short hairs, also with subsessile glandular hairs; apex acute, base attenuate, margin undulate, dentate-spinose, spines rigid, 35(8) mm long, yellow to brown. Inflorescences semi-dense, cylindrical, subsessile,
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long, (8)
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in diameter. Bracts broadly obovate to wedge-shaped, (15)
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long (including spines), lamina
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long, base obtuse to attenuate; lamina and spines glabrous to puberulent with short white, spreading, hairs and isolated subsessile glandular hairs abaxially, silky-hairy adaxially; middle and upper bracts ending in 5(7) primary spines; central primary spine often compound with one pair of marginal secondary spines, often simple; lateral primary spines very often with 1 long basal secondary spine (shorter than primary spine) on side facing central primary spine and a short marginal secondary spine on opposite side; spines divergent in flower, spreading to recurved in fruit. Bracteoles linear, 8(12) mm long, silky-hairy adaxially. Calyx brown-tipped with dorsal sepal ovate, acuminate, 1315(16) mm long, glabrous abaxially, silky-hairy adaxially, 79(11)-veined; ventral sepal ovate, 12 13(15) mm long, glabrous abaxially, silky-hairy adaxially, 57(9)-veined; lateral sepals 89(10) mm long, glabrous abaxially, silky-hairy adaxially, especially towards base. Corolla lilac to purple with lemon-yellow throat, 2527 ×
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, tube 8(9) mm long, central lobe as wide as long, constricted at the base, emarginate. Filaments
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long, glandular; anthers beige,
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long. Style covered with glandular hairs at the base. Capsules 89 ×
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. Seed 3 ×
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<emphasis id="B92BEAC9462CFFC5FF2ACAD0FF6650B8" bold="true" box="[136,255,1958,1979]" pageId="11" pageNumber="112">FIGURE 6.</emphasis>
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. A &amp; B. Habit. C &amp; D. Leaf indumentum (abaxial). E &amp; F. Bract. G. Calyx. H. Corolla (lobes lilac to purple; throat lemon-yellow). I. Glandular hairs at base of style. J. Capsule. K. Capsule with seed. Vouchers: CI =
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(PRE), J =
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(PRE). Photographed by: M. Koekemoer (A &amp; B) and H.M. Steyn (CK).
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—The specific epithet
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, meaning “shiny/glossy”, refers to the glossy leaves, floral bracts and calyx of this species.
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is endemic to the
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and is known from three localities in an area to the west of Steinkopf (
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). It is centred in the core part of the Gariep Centre of Endemism (
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), a biogeographical region rich in restricted-range plants and animals. This distribution falls within the Succulent Karoo Biome (
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,
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,
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) in the Richtersveld Bioregion, Anenous Plateau Shrubland (
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) where it receives predominantly winter rains with an average of ±
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per year. The specimens were collected on stony mountain slopes in well-drained sandy soils at elevations of
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. Specimens with flowers were collected between August and October.
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<emphasis id="B92BEAC9462BFFC2FF1FCF71FE2B5523" bold="true" box="[189,434,519,544]" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">Conservation status:</emphasis>
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is a range-restricted species (EOO
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²) known from three locations within a small area. It is potentially threatened by habitat loss and degradation due to mining and overgrazing and is categorised as Endangered B1ab(iii) according to the IUCN Red List Category and Criteria (
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) (L. von Staden, pers. comm.).
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<emphasis id="B92BEAC9462BFFC2FF1FCE3DFE905467" bold="true" box="[189,265,843,868]" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">Notes:</emphasis>
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can be easily distinguished from the other subshrubs with semi-dense inflorescences in the genus by its glossy appearance (
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matt) and yellow-green (
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green or grey-green) leaves. Although the central primary spine could be simple or compound (one pair of short, marginal secondary spines), the lateral primary spines always have a basal secondary spine on the side facing the central primary spine.
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