A flower from Cornel's Kopf,
Richtersveld
National Park, South Africa.
Those two are Hydnora
africana from Cornel's Kopf.
These are from outside Rosh
Pinah, Namibia.
Hyobrata glabrata.
An other parasite. |
| Author: | Carl Peter
Thunberg 1775 |
| Family: |
Hydnoraceae |
| Habitat:
|
Angola,
Botswana, Namibia,
South Africa |
| Soil: |
Grit or
Mix |
| Water:
|
Minimum
(Sap from Euphorbias) |
| Sun: |
Not really |
| Thickness: |
2
centimetres |
| Height: |
Flower: 8
centimetres |
| Flower:
|
Dark Red |
| Propagate: |
Seeds |
| Names:
|
- |
| Synonyms: |
Aphyteia africana, Oken.
Aphyteia hydnora, Ach.
Hydnora acharii, Thunb. ex Hook.f.
Hydnora longicollis, Welw. |
This member of the Hydnoraceae
family was described by Carl Peter Thunberg in 1775. It is found in
Angola, Botswana
Namibia and South Africa, growing on the roots of Euphorbias. The
parasite attaches itself to Euphorbia roots 5-15cm below ground, but
will not harm the host. It is rarely encountered, as it exposes only
its rather bizarre-looking dark red flower five to eight centimetres
above the ground. |
