Petalidium halimoides (Nees) S.Moore

Plants of Namibia
ACANTHACEAE
Petalidium halimoides S. Moore
BOTANICAL
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
fc.Tripp & Kyle Dexter #1990, with Hendrina Hasheela & Leevi Lanyeni.
20-Aug-ll
Determination: E. Tripp & K. Dexter August 2011
on D3707, between Sesfontein and Purros, extremely arid valley with sparse grass and
red, dolomitic rocks, woody shrub to 0.3 m, abundant in flat areas at base of hill, most
individuals without green leaves at this time (appearing dead), a few individuals with
green leaves and old flowers
18°46'40.3"S 12°51'15.3"E +/-20 m. WG§ 84. 490 m elevation.
Duplicates: RSA, K, CAS, US, NY, MO. Primary set of all collections deposited at WIND. Funded by US
National Science Foundation DEB-0919594 (to E. Tripp & L. McDade).
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