Cadaba aphylla (Thunb.) Wild

  • Filed As

    Capparaceae
    Cadaba aphylla (Thunb.) Wild

  • Collector(s)

    R. Brand 1082, 23 Sep 2004

  • Location

    South Africa. Eastern Cape. Commitees Drift road, about 5 km from connection at bottom of Ecca Pass to Grahamstown.

  • Habitat

    Valley with gentle slope, along road side, in full sun. In well-drained stony soil of quartzite gravel. Occasional and native.

  • Description

    Perennial, tangled, decumbent dwarf shrub of 80-150 mm high with flattened stems and woody stem thorns, 30x10mm. Vestigial leaves on stems and thorns. Phenology of specimen: Flower and Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 738603

    Occurrence ID: 961e55da-ad00-4e17-b3e2-dea7945e55bd

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  • Region

    Africa

  • Country

    South Africa

  • State/Province

    Eastern Cape

  • Locality

    Commitees Drift road, about 5 km from connection at bottom of Ecca Pass to Grahamstown

  • Elevation

    Alt. 193 m. (633 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -33.2101, 26.6935

  • Distribution

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    No botanical uses.

The New York Botanical Garden
and Univarsity of die Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
Plants of South Africa
Capparaceae
Cadaba aphylla (Thunb.) Willd.
det. A Dolt, 2004
South Africa. Eastern Cape. Albany, CommitBes Drift road, about 5 km from
connection at bottom of Ecca Pass to Grahamstown: 33° 12.609* S: 26° 41 608'
E
Valley with gentle slope, along road side, in foil sun. In well-drained stony soil
ofquartzfte gravel. Occasional and native. Mesic-succulent thicket.
Perennial, tangled, decumbent dwarf shrub of80-150 mm high with flatten^
stems and woody stem thorns, 30x10mm. Vestigial leaves on stems and thr>mc
Robert Brand 1082
23 September 2004
10 TIC INSTITUTE OF ECONOMO BOTANY, NY
NEW YORK BOTANJCAL GARDEN
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