Peddiea africana Harv.

  • Filed As

    Thymelaeaceae
    Peddiea africana Harv.

  • Collector(s)

    R. Brand 336 with S. Kay, B. & C. Logie, 23 Nov 2000

  • Location

    South Africa. Eastern Cape. Transkei. Mkambati Gorge, Plateau at the top.

  • Habitat

    Forest, plateau, soil; sand, well-drained, sandstone. Only 2 trees seen, one entire removed & half of the other.

  • Description

    Shrub; perennial, 1.5-3m, stem; thin, straight, grey, leaves; entire, alternate, in terminal clusters, light green, margins slightly rolled, simple, smooth, 1.2-2x2-2.5mm, fruit; elongate, green, 10x5mm, occasional, native.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 642371

    Occurrence ID: 0f0fe083-6a00-4b76-a0b0-7dda7a4d74ce

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malvales

  • Family

    Thymelaeaceae

  • All Determinations

    Peddiea africana Harv. det T. Abbatt

  • Region

    Africa

  • Country

    South Africa

  • State/Province

    Eastern Cape

  • Locality

    Transkei. Mkambati Gorge, Plateau at the top

  • Coordinates

    -31.2657, 29.9986

  • Distribution

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    No botanical uses.

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The New York Botanical Garden
Plants of South Africa
THYMELAEACEÀE
Peddiea africana Harv.
det. T. Abbatt, 2000
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
BOTANICAL
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TO THE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, NY
South Africa. West Cape, Transkei. Mkambati Gorge, Plateau at
the top. 31° 15'939 S: 29° 59'914 E.
forest, plateau, soil; sand, well-drained, sandsto.
Shrub; perennial, 1.5-3ra, stem; thin, straight, grey, leaves; entire,
alternate, in terminal clusters, light green, margins slightly rolled,
simple, smooth, 1.2-2x2-2,5mm, fruit; elongate, green, 10x5mm,
occasional, native.
Collected by: Robert Brand & S. Kay, B. & C. Logie 336
23 November 2000
00642371