Petalidium physaloides S.Moore

• Region

  Africa

• Country

  Angola

• State/Province

  Namibe

• Locality

  1.7km E. of Caraculo and Moninho.

• Elevation

  Alt. 487 m. (1598 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -15.0009, 12.6549

• Location Notes

  [Africa]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

Plants of Angola
Petalidium physaloides S. Moore
Det. Erin Tripp & Kyle Dexter, 11 April 2017
Angola, Namibe 1.7km E. of Caraculo and Moninho. 15.0009 S,
12.65492 E. 487m elevation, flat open sand, soil with
mopaneabundantly upright woody shrub to 0.5m, corolla foliage gray,
>40 individuals; old corollas/dried up but likely red; flowers deep
burgandy, flowering abundantly 0.5km away, the bright yellow stripes
on lower lip.
Erin Tripp #6925	11 April 2017
w/ Kyle Dexter
University of Colorado Herbarium (COLO)
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