Author: | Friedrich
Martin Josef Welwitsch, 1869 |
Family: |
PEDALIACEAE |
Origin: |
Angola,
Botswana, Namibia |
Soil: |
Mix, Clay |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Medium |
Thickness: |
3
Centimetres |
Height: |
30
Centimetres |
Flower:
|
Bright
Orange |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
Names:
|
- |
Synonyms: |
Pterodiscus brasiliensis, Paul Friedrich August
Ascherson, 1888.? |
This member of the Pedaliaceae
family was given this name by Friedrich Martin Josef Welwitsch in
1869. It is found in Angola, Botswana and Namibia, growing in a well
drained but sometimes clay rich soil with some water and some sun.
The stem can grow to three centimetres diameter, the whole plant
reach 30 centimetres high. The flowers are bright orange, and can
have a darker centre.
The genera name from Latin
ptero; 'winged' and Latin discus; 'disc'. The species
name is Latin for 'orange'. |