Knowltonia transvaalensis

Description

Short stout rhizome. Basal leaves biternate to ternate, the segments varying in size and lobing, lobes 2�10 cm. long, 0.8�5 cm. broad; petioles 7�17 cm. long, densely lanate-pubescent towards the base, especially on the sheathing part, with spreading hairs, or rarely glabrous above. Flowering stems 3�8 dm. tall, with dense lanate pubescence towards the base, usually shortly densely pubescent in inflorescence parts. Flowers simply or compoundly �umbellate,� 2�15, usually 2.5�3 cm. in diameter, sweet-scented. Tepals white, sometimes outer tinged with purple. Carpels glabrous.