Siderasis fuscata

Description:

Description: English: Siderasis fuscata (Lodd.) H.E.Moore. A habit, showing a mature rosette and green leaves B detail of leaf with a silvery blotch along the midvein C detail of the canaliculate petiole, showing the rusty hairs D detail of the bright-red hirsute indumentum E upper view of a fertile rosette, showing many lilac flowers open at the same time F front view of a pale-lilac flower, showing the lacerated petals and completely white androecium and gynoecium G detail of the androecium and the gynoecium H detail of a mature capsule, showing the atro-vinaceous longitudinal stripes I detail of an open capsule, showing the biseriate to partially uniseriate, inconspicuously arillate seeds, with grey foveolate testa. Photographs by M.O.O. Pellegrini. Date: 13 July 2017. Source: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.83.13490. Author: Marco O. O. Pellefgini, Robert B. Faden.