Species Aspalathus perfoliata
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Etymology of Aspalathus:
From aspalathos, a scented bush that grew in Greece, now in the related genus Astragalus.
Etymology of perfoliata:
From the Latin per = 'through' and foliatus = 'leaf'; the stem passes through the leaf
Scientific name:
Aspalathus perfoliata (Lam.) R. Dahlgren
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Unknown
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Synonym status:
Rigid, sparsely branched shrub, to 1.8 m. Leaves 1-foliolate, ovate-orbicular, subamplexicaul, stiff, margins with peg-like teeth, 9--15-veined from the base. Flowers pale yellow or lemon-yellow, standard purplish or violet, keel glabrous, calyx sparsely and softly hairy. Sept.--Dec. Mountain fynbos, to 1700 m, NW, SW (Pakhuis to Hottentots Holland Mts).
Observations of Taxon
Aspalathus perfoliata subsp. phillipsii
Name of observer:
Riaan de Villiers (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown