Nenax microphylla (Sond.) Salter

• Region

  Africa

• Country

  South Africa

• State/Province

  Free State

• Locality

  South Africa, Orange Free State, Bloemfontein. At Brandkop racecourse, nearby Pellissier residential area next to the N1

• Coordinates

  -29.1414, 26.1603

• Georeferencing Method

  Corrected label coordinates. Coordinates invalid as provided: seconds exceed 60. Adjusted latitude and longitude coordinates from format provided (degrees minutes seconds) to degrees decimal minutes, which plots in the correct area. Original coordinates: 29°8'485''S, 26°9'615''E.

• Location Notes

  [Africa]; [Province/State not specified as such on label, but inferred from locality data]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

NEW YORK BOTANICALGARDEN
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The New York Botanical Garden and
National Museum, Bloemfontein
NYBG / MRL Floristic & Phytochemical Survey
Rubiaceae
Nenax microphylla (Sand.) Salter
determined by: P.C. Zietsman: 2000
Compact spreading dwarf shrub; perennial, 25cm, fruit; small, rounded oblong
capsule, leaves; elliptic, in whorls around the stem, dark green above, pale green
underneath, common, native.
South Africa, Orange Free State, Bloemfontein. At Brandkop racecourse, nearby
Pellissier residential area next to the N1: 29°8'485"S, 26°9'615"E
Digitaria sp. & Eustachys paspaloides. Dry sandy Highveld grassland, hill slope, soil;
well-drained, sand, dolerite, full sun, <15° gentle, NE.
HEPORT ANY RBDENTIRCATfON OF THIS VOUCHER
TO THE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, NY
Phytochemical Sample Codes:
4060a PL(Z-271)
P.C. Zietsman 4060 with T. Peyper
19-Jan-00
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