PTERODISCUS NGAMICUS
Author:
Nicholas Edward Brown, 1906
Family:
PEDALIACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
N. E. Br. ex Stapf. (1906). In: Oliv. Et Al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Africa 4: II. 543.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
3-1 0 Centimetres
Height:
30 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds/Cuttings
CITES:
Synonyms:
Pterodiscus luridus, Hook.f.?
This member of the Pedaliaceae family was described by Nicholas Edward Brown in 1906. It is found in Botswana, southern Mozambique, Namibia, northern South Africa and Zimbabwe, growing in a semi-drained soil with some water and sun. The stem will grow from three to ten centimetres, the branches reaches op to 30 centimetres. The flowers wary from yellow to yellow/dark red. It can be reproduced both by cuttings and seeds.
The genera name from Latin ptero; 'winged' and Latin discus; 'disc'. The species name after the area it was found in; Ngamiland in Botswana. Photo: Maddy Lehmann.
Flower
Yellow - Red - Dark Red / Yellow
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Medium
