Cytinus visseri Burgoyne

  • Filed As

    Cytinaceae
    Cytinus visseri Burgoyne ( isotype )

  • Collector(s)

    P. M. Burgoyne 8173, 15 Apr 2001

  • Location

    South Africa. Mpumalanga. Lyndenburg District, Long Tom Pass, Mauchsberg.

  • Habitat

    Habitat: plateau. Moisture: moist/damp.Misty conditions in summer months. Partial shade of host plants. Grassland. Biotic effect: no effect seen. Common. Soil sandy loam. Substrate stony soil. lithology: sandstone.

  • Description

    parasite on shrub. Parasite. Height 5 cm. Flower colour crimson. Clusters of crimson flowers appearing above ground. Male and female flowers apart, emitting chemical small combined with smell of host plant. Root parasites on Helichrysum reflexum and sometimes Cliffortia. [This NY specimen is parasitic on Helichrysum reflexum]. Phenology of specimen: Fertile, Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 888380

    Occurrence ID: 2925aca8-01f5-41de-b4ad-378e340af4be

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  • Region

    Africa

  • Country

    South Africa

  • State/Province

    Mpumalanga

  • Locality

    Lyndenburg District, Long Tom Pass, Mauchsberg

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2156 m. (7073 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -25.1411, 30.6053

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