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Pterodiscus speciosus
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Photo: Bart Wursten
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Photo: Bart Wursten
SRGH
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| Synonyms: |
Harpagophytum pinnatifidum Engl. |
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| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Perennial herb up to 20 cm high with a short woody stem growing from a pyriform tuber. Leaves lanceolate, up to 6 cm long, usually pinnatilobed and with 5 pairs of lateral veins. Flowers red-purple with a cylindric tube 25-50 mm long, limb 30-45 mm in diameter; lobes with darker stripes leading to the dark red throat; lower lobe enlarged. Fruit ovate to rotund, 4-winged, 18-22 mm long, without a beak. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | speciosa: showy, good-looking. |
| Habitat: | In alluvial soil in grassland. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Botswana and South Africa. |
| Botswana distribution: | SE |
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| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Sunday 17 July 2016 |
| Literature: |
Ihlenfeldt, H.-D. (1988). Pedaliaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(3) Pages 93 - 94. (Includes a picture). Kirby, G. (2013). Wild Flowers of Southeast Botswana Struik Nature, Cape Town South Africa Page 288. (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 92. |
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External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Pterodiscus speciosusBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Pterodiscus speciosus
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Pterodiscus speciosus
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Pterodiscus speciosus
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Pterodiscus speciosus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Pterodiscus speciosus
JSTOR Plant Science: Pterodiscus speciosus
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Pterodiscus speciosus
Plants of the World Online: Pterodiscus speciosus
Tropicos: Pterodiscus speciosus
Wikipedia: Pterodiscus speciosus
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