Species Sarcostemma viminale
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Etymology of Sarcostemma:
Gk. sarx, sarkos (sarco) = flesh, fleshy; stemma = a wreath; alluding to the fleshy inner corona lobes of the flower and not from the twining, fleshy stems.
Scientific name:
Sarcostemma viminale (L.) R. Br.
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Protologue:
Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. 464 (1810)
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Year published:
1810
Leafless succulent scrambler or climber to 3 m, with smooth grey-green stems. Flowers in dense umbels, yellow, corona white, inner lobes swollen and incumbent on anthers and outer ring-like, fragrant. Jan.--Dec. Arid bush on stony shale slopes, NW, SW, KM, LB, SE (Clanwilliam through Little Karoo to Arabia, India to Australia).
Observations of Taxon
Sarcostemma viminale
Name of observer:
Sasa Malan (David)
Date observed:
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Sarcostemma viminale
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Name of observer:
Auriol Batten (David)
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Collection:
Sarcostemma viminale
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
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Sarcostemma viminale
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Name of observer:
Pauline Bohnen (David)
Date observed:
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Sarcostemma viminale
Name of observer:
Katryn van Heerden (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
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