Sarcocaulon salmoniflorum
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Habit
04 Apr 2015
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Flower + leaves
04 Apr 2015
| Family: | Geraniaceae |
| Full name: | Sarcocaulon salmoniflorum Moffett |
| ID status: | Fairly certain |
| Afrikaans common name(s): | Boesmankers, Klein kersbossie, Boesmanskers, T'noena doring, Heldoring, Maagdoring, Qorab |
| English common name(s): | Bushman's candle, Candlebush |
| Synonym(s): | Monsonia apiculata E.Mey. fide Bothalia 12: 590 Monsonia macilenta E.Mey. fide Bothalia 12: 590 Monsonia obcordata E.Mey. - p.p.-- nom.nud. fide Bothalia 12: 590 |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: | Erect to semi-erect shrublet, up to 0.5 m tall; branches rarely more than 4 mm wide; leaf blade narrowly to broadly elliptic, 2-10 x 3-5 mm, glabrous; spines curved or straight, thin, 1-3 blunt stalks in axils of spines; petals 9-17 mm long; salmon-pink. (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 |
