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Photo by Alex Dreyer, Inaturalist.ca.


A large plant by Peter Erb, Inaturalist.ca.


The leaves by Alex Dreyer, Inaturalist.ca.


The flower by  D. Wesuls, Tropical.theferns.info.

Author: 

Joseph Dalton Hooker, 1876

Family: 

TALINACEAE

Origin: 

Botswana, Burundi,  Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Namibia, Rwanda, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Soil: 

Sandy - Mix

Water: 

Medium

Sun: 

Maximum

Thickness: 

9 Centimetres

Height: 

40 Centimetres

Flower: 

Golden - Yellow

Propagate: 

Seeds/(Cuttings?)

Names: 

Kalahari Butterweed

Synonyms: 

Talinum oblongifolium, Peter
Talinum useguhaense, Poelln.

This member of the Talinaceae family was given this name by Joseph Dalton Hooker in 1876. It is found in Botswana, Burundi,  Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Namibia, Rwanda, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. It is growing in a well drained sandy or gritty soil with some water and lots of sun. The caudex can grow to nine centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to 40 centimetres in height. The flowers are golden yellow.

The species is named after David Arnot, 1821-1894, a South African Griqua agent, diamond prospector, diplomat, plant collector and correspondent with Hooker, based in the Cape Colony.


Partly exposed plant by  D. Wesuls, Tropical.theferns.info.