Sarcocaulon marlothii
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Flower
19 Dec 2006
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Flower on spiny branch
28 Apr 2007
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Habit
19 Dec 2007
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Spines
19 Dec 2007
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Leaves and flowers
23 Mar 2008
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Leaves
23 Mar 2008
| Family: | Geraniaceae |
| Full name: | Sarcocaulon marlothii Engl. |
| ID status: | Fairly certain |
| Afrikaans common name(s): | Boesmanskers |
| English common name(s): | Bushman's candle |
| Synonym(s): | - |
| Status: | Endemic |
| Description: | Erect shrublet or large shrub, up to 1.4 m high. Branches thick, up to 80 mm in diameter in old plants; blade broadly ovate to orbicular, 9-19 x 10-28 mm, margin minutely toothed, undulate, glabrous; spines curved towards apex, stalks blunt and swollen; petals 8-21 mm, dark rose to purple. (from PlantZAfrica website) A smallish, spiky shrub with thick, succulent branches. It is characterised by its hard, translucent bark, which is impregnated with wax and inflammable. The shrub has beautiful frail pink or white flowers. (from Namibrand website) |
| Link(s) |
African Plant Database
JSTOR Plant Science Kew Herbarium Catalogue BGBM Berlin-Dahlem - Virtual Herbarium Züricher Herbarien iNaturalist (Namibia / Alex Dreyer) iNaturalist (Namibia) iNaturalist (southern Africa) Flora of Zimbabwe Fleurs de notre Terre - Galerie Namibie Tree Atlas of Namibia |
| Content last updated: | 18 Apr 2024 |
