TALINUM ARNOTII
Author:
Joseph Dalton Hooker, 1876
Family:
TALINACEAE
Origin:
Botswana, Burundi, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Elevation:
Publisher:
Hook. fil. (1876). In: Bot. Mag. T. 6220.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
9 Centimetres
Height:
40 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds/(Cuttings?)
CITES:
Synonyms:
Talinum oblongifolium, Peter
Talinum useguhaense, Poelln.
This member of the Talinaceae family was given this name by Joseph Dalton Hooker in 1876. It is found in Botswana, Burundi, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Namibia, Rwanda, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. It is growing in a well drained sandy or gritty soil with some water and lots of sun. The caudex can grow to nine centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to 40 centimetres in height. The flowers are golden yellow. The species is named after David Arnot, 1821-1894, a South African Griqua agent, diamond prospector, diplomat, plant collector and correspondent with Hooker, based in the Cape Colony. Partly exposed plant by D. Wesuls, Tropical.theferns.info.
Flower
Golden - Yellow
Soil
Sandy - Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Maximum
