Hereroa
Leistner, O.A. (ed.) (2000) Seed plants of southern Africa: families and genera Strelitzia 10
Description of the genus
Shrublets or perennial plants growing in tufts. Leaves opposite, connate at the base, shaped like a finger and narrowing to a blunt tip, covered in dark dots. Flowers solitary or in several0flowered cymes. Petals yellow, opening during the afternoon or evening. Derivation of name: after the Herero people, a tribe in Namibia, where the plants occur. Worldwide: Botswana, Namibia and South Africa. Botswana: 1 taxon. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| glenensis (N.E. Br.) L. Bolus | Image |
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External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): HereroaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Hereroa
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Hereroa
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Hereroa
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Hereroa
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Hereroa
JSTOR Plant Science: Hereroa
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Hereroa
Plants of the World Online: Hereroa
Tropicos: Hereroa
Wikipedia: Hereroa