GERRARDANTHUS MACRORHIZUS
Author:
William Henry Harvey, 1867
Family:
CUCURBITACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Harv. ex Benth. & Hook. fil. (1867). In: Gen. 1: 840.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
1,5 Meter
Height:
10-20 Meters
Propagate:
Seeds
CITES:
Synonyms:
Gerrardanthus mogarhiza Decne & William Henry Harvey.
Gerrardanthus portentosus, Naudin ex T.Durand.
Gerrardanthus macrorrhizus*
This member of the Cucurbitaceae family comes from southern Mozambique, Eswatini and South Africa. First described by Benth & Hooker, and then re-named by William Henry Harvey in 1867. Well-drained and rather rich soil with some water an not too much sun. The caudex can grow up to 1,5 meter, and the vines to ten or even more than 20 meters. As seen on the photos, both male and female flower are brown.
Flower
Brown
Soil
Rich
Water
Maximum
Sun
Medium
