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| Date: | 05 Oct 2001 |
| Recorder(s): | CJH Hines |
| Collector(s): | CJH Hines 1118 |
| Determiner(s): | PV Bruyns |
| Confirmer(s): | |
| Herbarium: | WIND |
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| Location: | Caprivi: On small track between Katima Mulilo and Kwena village. |
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| Planted code: | Not planted |
| Country: | Namibia (Caprivi Strip) |
| Quarter Degree Square: | 1724C2 |
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| Altitude (metres): | 960 |
| Notes: | Shrub; Notes: Shrub, generally about 1 - 1.5 m in height, but some plants with long branches extending up to 3 cm. Flowers: white at base of petal, petals long and tendril-like. Reverse (back) side of petals purple-red, front side of tendril portion yellow-cream. Stamens fused to corolla tube forming a reddish-orange pattern on the inside of corolla tube. Female parts 5-segmented, yellow. Basal bracts purple. Young flower buds bright pink to reddish-purple, up to 10 cm long. Flowers terminal on short branchlets which tend to be reddish in colour. Large 2 horned pod with white streaks (made up of many lenticels?). No leaves on plant. Bark smooth with distinct lenticels, purplish grey. Common on duplex soils, with shallow surface sands and heavy clay loams lower down. Area dominated by mopane. |
| Latitude, Longitude: | -17.600000,24.325560 |
| Location Accuracy Code: | 5 |
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