Species Gnidia polycephala (C.A. Mey.) Gilg ex Engl. (January bush)

Biological classification:
  • kingdom: Plantae
  • - phylum: Magnoliophyta
  • -- class: Magnoliopsida
  • --- order: Malvales
  • ---- family: Thymelaeaceae
  • ----- species: Gnidia polycephala
Characteristics:bush, up to 1,5 m tall, yellow flowers, almost leafless greenish branches, fluffy seeds dispersed by wind, contains poisonous substances when flowering
Countries:
BW
Botswana
NA
Namibia
ZA
South Africa
Ecoregions:
AT1309
Kalahari xeric savanna
Links:
References:Van der Walt and le Riche 1999: 78; Van Rooyen et al. 2001: 72
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Creator: MBG
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Comments: Gnidia polycephala (E. Mey. ex Meisn.) Gilg.
SpecimenId: 100198024
SpecimenText: Smook, Lynette - 11075
Caption: Smook - 11075 - South Africa
Image kind: Herbarium Specimen
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