Author: |
Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler, 1894 |
Family: |
PEDALIACEAE |
Origin: |
Tanzania,
Mozambique |
Soil: |
Mix |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Medium |
Thickness: |
5
Centimetres |
Height: |
20
centimetres |
Flower:
|
Bright
- Dark
Yellow - Orange |
Propagate: |
Seeds |
Names:
|
- |
Synonyms: |
Pedaliophyton busseanum, Engl.
Pedalium busseanum, Stapf. |
This member of the Pedaliaceae family was described
by
Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler in 1894. It's found in Tanzania and Mozambique.
The flowers are
bright yellow to orange. The few short, swollen stems gets annual
branches to 20 centimetres. The caudex can grow to five centimetres or
more.
The genera name from Latin
ptero; 'winged' and Latin discus; 'disc'. The species
name from Latin angustus; 'narrow' and Latin -folius;
'-leaved'.
In the wild, the growing
area might be swamped for part of the year.
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