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Sesamothamnus lugardii
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| Synonyms: |
Sesamothamnus seineri Engl. |
| Common names: | Sesame bush (English) Transvaal sesame bush (English) |
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| Description: |
Multi-stemmed, succulent, spiny shrubs or small trees. Trunk swollen at base. Leaves obovate, alternate and petiolate on long shoots, sessile and fasciculate on short shoots; folded upwards along the mid rib, green above, much paler below, covered in short greyish hairs on both surfaces. Flowers solitary in the leaf axils, large, white, pink or cream. Corolla with long curved tube and with spur at base. Stamens 4. Fruit a flattened woody capsule, notched at the base. Seeds winged. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | lugardii: after Major Edward James Lugard (1865-1957), British-born plant collector who collected extensively in Botswana. |
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| Flowering time: | Sep - Dec |
| Worldwide distribution: | Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe |
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| Growth form(s): | Tree, shrub over 2 m. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 881. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 33. Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 273. Ihlenfeldt, H.-D. (1988). Pedaliaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(3) Pages 87 - 89. (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 66. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 92. |
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