| Author: | Eileen Adelaide Bruce, 1953 |
| Family: |
PEDALIACEAE |
| Origin: |
North-Western Namibia,
Southern Angola |
| Soil: |
Grit
- Mix |
| Water:
|
Medium |
| Sun: |
Maximum |
| Thickness: |
1,2 Meters |
| Height: |
8
Meters |
| Flower:
|
Yellow |
| Propagate: |
Seeds |
| Names:
|
Herero
Sesame Bush |
| Synonyms: |
Sigmatosiphon gurichii, Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler.
By misspelling (IPNI):
Sesamothamnus gurichii |
This member of the Pedaliaceae
family was given this name by Eileen Adelaide Bruce in 1953. It is found in
Angola and
Namibia, growing in
a well drained soil or grit with some water and lots of sun. It
will raise to eight meters with a stem with a diameter of up to 1,3
meters. The flowers are
yellow.
The genera name means 'Sesamun
bush' a member of the same family. The species is named after
Prof. Dr. Robert L. A. M. Gürke, 1854-1911, a German botanist. |
