Sarcocaulon patersonii
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Habit
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Habitat
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| Family: | Geraniaceae |
| Full name: | Sarcocaulon patersonii (DC.) G.Don |
| ID status: | Fairly certain |
| Afrikaans common name(s): | Boesmanskers, Norap, Gifdoring, Maagdoring |
| English common name(s): | Bushman's candle |
| Synonym(s): | Monsonia patersonii DC. fide Bothalia 12: 587 Sarcocaulon rigidum Schinz |
| Status: | Near-endemic |
| Description: | Semi-erect shrublet, up to 0.5 m tall; branches usually more than 10 mm wide; leaf blade narrowly to broadly obovate, 5-26 × 4-16 mm, glabrous; spines thick and straight, 2-5 blunt stalks in axils of spines; petals 15-30 mm long, rose, pale magenta or purple. (from PlantZAfrica 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 |
