Commicarpus pentandrus (Burch.) Heimerl

  • Filed As

    Nyctaginaceae
    Commicarpus pentandrus (Burch.) Heimerl

  • Collector(s)

    P. C. Zietsman 3764 with T. Peyper, E. Irish, A. Seutloali, 07 Apr 1999

  • Location

    South Africa. Free State. Lejweleputswa Distr. Mun. Hoopstad. Sandveld Nature Reserve, ±35km from Hoopstad on the road to Bloemhof.

  • Habitat

    Savanna, flood plain; soil clay, full sun; slope, none. Disturbed area. With Opuntia sp.

  • Description

    Herb; perennial, form wide mats in the open; stems annual; flower pink, whorls on a long stem; leaves heart-shaped, slightly succulent, hairy, reddish edge. Common, native. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Bulk sample: 3764a plant without roots (Z-106); 3764b roots (Z-107)

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01158736

    Occurrence ID: e2789522-c53a-45da-bbb3-35bc960f1d94

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  • Region

    Africa

  • Country

    South Africa

  • State/Province

    Free State

  • County/Municipio

    Lejweleputswa Distr. Mun.

  • Locality

    Hoopstad. Sandveld Nature Reserve, ±35km from Hoopstad on the road to Bloemhof

  • Coordinates

    -27.7628, 25.7844

  • Location Notes

    [Africa]

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The New York Botanical Garden and
National Museum, Bloemfontein
NYBG / MRL Floristic & Phytochemical Survey
Nyctaginaceae
Commicarpus pentandrus (Burch.) Heimerl
detenniiied by: P.C. Zietsman: 1999
Herb; perennial, form wide mats in the open, stems annual, flower; pink, whorls on a
long stem, leaves; heart-shaped, slightly succulent, hairy, reddish edge, common,
native.
South Africa, Orange Free State, Hoopstad. Sandveld Nat. Res., ±35km from
Hoopstad on the road to Bloemhof: 27°454©’S, 25°474"E
Opuntia sp.. Savanna, flood plain, soil; clay, full sun, slope; none, disturbed area.
Phytochemical Sample Codes:
3764a PX(Z-106)	3764b RT(Z-107)
P.C. Zietsman 3764 with T. Peyper, E. Irish, A.	07-Apr-99
Seutloali
01158736