Species Phaeoptilum spinosum Radlk. (Phaeoptilum sp.)

Biological classification:
  • kingdom: Viridiplantae
  • - phylum: Streptophyta
  • -- class: Magnoliopsida
  • --- order: Caryophyllales
  • ---- family: Nyctaginaceae
  • ----- species: Phaeoptilum spinosum
Characteristics:woody shrub, 1-1.8 m tall; spines; linear leaves; small white to yellow flowers; the fruit is a 4-winged capsule, reddish-brown when ripe;
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References:Van Rooyen et al. 2001: 38
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