• Region

  Africa

• Country

  South Africa

• State/Province

  KwaZulu-Natal

• Locality

  Empangeni, Farm Nogeya

• Coordinates

  -28.6871, 31.6963

• Location Notes

  [Africa]

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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
00211425
TwSSS*'®'
The New York Botanical Garden
and University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
Plants of South Africa
Euphorbiaceae
Dalechampia capensis A. Spreng.
det. H. J. Venter, 2003
South Africa. Kwazulu Natal. Empangeni, Farm Nogeya: 28° 41.228' S: 31 °
41.778'E
Disturbed savanna on hill slope of gentle slope, in partial shade, in well-drained
rocky soil of black granitic turf loam. Native and occasional..
Perennial herb with twining stems up to 2m long. Petioles 30mm long. Leaves
simple, sparcely hairy, alternate, 30x30mm, grey -green beneath, leathery,
deeply 5-lobed, margins entire. Flowers are clustered with conspicuous petal-like
floral bracts 20x30mm, flowers cream.
Hendrik J. Venter & A. Venter 10221
24 September 2003
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