Thesium pallidum A.DC.

  • Filed As

    Santalaceae
    Thesium pallidum A.DC.

  • Collector(s)

    P. C. Zietsman 3746 with B. Borris, D. Eksteen, R. Brand, T. Peyper, 02 Feb 1999

  • Location

    South Africa. Mpumalanga. Ehlanzeni Distr. Mun. Pilgrim's Rest. On the farm Erasmushoop, next to the Treur River, ±20km from Graskop, on the Blyde Poort Aventure road.

  • Habitat

    Grassland. Soil rocky, well-drained, gravel, moist, quartzite. Full sun.

  • Description

    Root parasite, slender, perennial, 40cm. Woody rootstock, stems erect, leaves narrow, rubbery, parasite on roots of other plants. Common, native.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Bulk sample: 3746a whole plant (Z-86)

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01158726

    Occurrence ID: ba0c80df-e86c-4f6a-941b-f3170e9e611b

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Santalales

  • Family

    Santalaceae

  • All Determinations

    Thesium pallidum A.DC. det B.-E. Van Wyk, 1999

  • Region

    Africa

  • Country

    South Africa

  • State/Province

    Mpumalanga

  • County/Municipio

    Ehlanzeni Distr. Mun.

  • Locality

    Pilgrim's Rest. On the farm Erasmushoop, next to the Treur River, ±20km from Graskop, on the Blyde Poort Aventure road

  • Coordinates

    -24.7218, 30.8391

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The New York Botanical Garden and
National Museum, Bloemfontein
NYBG / MRL Floristic & Phytochemical Survey
Santalaceae
Thesium pallidum A. DC .
determined by: B. v. Wyk: 1999
Root parasite; slendr, perennial, 40cm, woody rootstock, stems; erect, angular, leaves-
narrow, rubbery, parasite on roots of other plants, common, native.
South Africa, Mpumalanga, Pilgrim’s Rest. On the farm Erasmushoop, next to the
Treur River, ±20km from Graskop, on the road to Blyde Poort Aventura
Grassland, soil; rocky, well-drained, gravel, moist, quartzite, full sun.
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Phytochemical Sample Codes:
3746a PL(Z-86)
P.C. Zietsman 3746 with B. Borris, D. Eksteen, R.	02-Feb-99
Brand, T. Peyper
01158726