| Author: | Carl
Linnaeus, 1767 |
| Family: |
GUNNERACEAE |
| Origin: |
Burundi, Congo,
Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mozambique,
Rwanda, South Africa, Sudan; Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre,
Zimbabwe |
| Soil: |
Rich |
| Water:
|
Maximum |
| Sun: |
Medium - Maximum |
| Thickness: |
3
Centimetres |
| Height: |
15-100 Centimetres |
| Flower:
|
Pink - Pale
Violet / Reddish Brown |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Rhizomes |
| Names:
|
River
Pumpkin, Wild Rhubarb |
| Synonyms: |
|
This member of the
Gunneraceae family was
given this name by Carl Linnaeus in 1767. It is found in
Burundi, Congo,
Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Mozambique, Rwanda,
South Africa, Sudan; Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre, Zimbabwe and even on Madagascar.
It can be found along rivers and creeks, growing in a rich soil with
lots of water and some to lots of sun. The rhizomes can grow to
three centimetres in diameter and a meter long. Depending on the
conditions, the plant grow from fifteen centimetres to one meter.
The flowers are from pink over pale violet to reddish brown.
Also seen as a member of the
Haloragaceae family.
Named after Johan Ernst
Gunnerus,1718-1773, Bishop of Trondheim - and botanist. The species
name from Latin,
perpenso: 'weigh exactly'. |
