| Author: |
Nicholas Edward Brown, 1906 |
| Family: |
PEDALIACEAE |
| Origin: |
Botswana,
Southern Mozambique, Namibia, Northern South Africa,
Zimbabwe |
| Soil: |
Mix |
| Water:
|
Medium |
| Sun: |
Medium |
| Thickness: |
3-10
Centimetres |
| Height: |
30
Centimetres |
| Flower:
|
Yellow
- Red - Dark Red / Yellow |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
| Names:
|
- |
| Synonyms: |
Pterodiscus
luridus, Hook.f. ? |
This member of the
Pedaliaceae family was described by Nicholas Edward Brown in 1906. It is found in
Botswana,
southern Mozambique, Namibia, northern South Africa and
Zimbabwe, growing in a semi-drained soil with some water and sun.
The stem will grow from three to ten centimetres, the branches reaches op to 30
centimetres. The flowers wary from yellow to
yellow/dark red. It can be reproduced
both by cuttings and seeds.
The genera name from Latin
ptero; 'winged' and Latin discus; 'disc'. The species
name after the area it was found in; Ngamiland in Botswana.
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