Gisekia africana Kuntze

  • Filed As

    Gisekiaceae
    Gisekia africana Kuntze

  • Collector(s)

    H. I. Stevens 13 with Robert Brand, Andor Venter, Hendrik J. T. Venter, Robert Borris, 06 Mar 2002

  • Location

    South Africa. Northern Cape. Vanzylsrus. Along R31 route, 60 km west of Van Zylsrus, next to farm Springput.

  • Habitat

    Plain between desert dunes along roadside, full sun. Well-drained stony soil of calcrete sand. Thorny savanna, with Rhigozum trigotomum, Acacia erioloba, Lycium bosciifolium, Hirpicium.

  • Description

    Small creeping herb; flowers pink, axillary.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 199177

    Occurrence ID: 5358168e-b862-4b06-817a-9588c939e6ec

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Caryophyllales

  • Family

    Gisekiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Gisekia africana Kuntze det H. I. Stevens, 03 Jun 2002

  • Region

    Africa

  • Country

    South Africa

  • State/Province

    Northern Cape

  • Locality

    Vanzylsrus. Along R31 route, 60 km west of Van Zylsrus, next to farm Springput

  • Elevation

    Alt. 930 m. (3051 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -27.0601, 21.5795

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Plants of South Africa
GISEKIACEAE
Gisekia africana (Lour.) Kunze var. africana
det. H. it Stevens, 2002
South Africa. Northern Cape, Vanzylsrus. Along R31 route, 60
km west of Van Zylsrus, next to farm Springput. 27° 3.603' S:
21° 34.769' E. Elevation: ca. 930 m.
Plain between desert dunes along roadside, full sun. Well-drained
stony soil of calcrete sand. Thorny savanna, with Rhigozum
trigotomum, Acacia erioloba, Lycium bosciifolium, Hirpicium.
Small creeping herb; flowers pink, axillary.
Collected by: Hannah I. Stevens (Coll. No. 13) & Robert Brand,
Andor Venter, Hendrik Venter, Robert Borris
06 March 2002
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