PLANTAE / PHANEROGAMAE / ANTHOPHYTA / BRUNIALES / BRUNIACEAE / BRUNIEAE / BERZELIA / INCURVA
About 1 m high, with pilose branchlets. Leaves mostly 6-7 mm long, very closely set, imbricate, linear-lanceolate, obtuse, keeled on the dorsal surface, slightly convex on the ventral surface, sparsely pilose on the margins and keel, becoming glabrous, erect-spreading or spreading, incurved from the middle. Flowering-heads mostly 6-7 mm wide, globose, terminating short leafy branchlets. Bract and bracteoles oblanceolate-spathulate, with caducous hairs on the dorsal surface, reaching to shortly above the middle of the petals. Calyx-tube obconic, clothed with caducous hairs: calyx-lobes narrowly linear, acute, clothed with caducous hairs on the dorsal surface, extending shortly beyond the middle of the petals. Petals 2 mm long, oblong, occasionally widest below the middle, obtuse, glabrous, with 2 keels converging from the middle downwards. Stamens twice as long as the petals: anthers about 0.75 mm long, oblong: thecae free 2/3 of their length. Ovary 1/2 inferior, with caducous hairs on the upper part. Fruit unknown. From: Pillans, NS. 1947. A revision of Bruniaceae. J. S. African Bot. 13: 121-203. [CC BY]
Densely leafy, twiggy shrub to 1.3 m, coppicing from a woody caudex. Leaves ascending, imbricate, linear-oblanceolate. Flowers crowded in small heads in whorls near branch tips, white, peduncles densely leafy. From: Oliver, EGH; Classen-Bockhoff, R. 2012. Bruniaceae. In: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 442-448. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
Distinguished by its crowded incurved leaves. From: Pillans, NS. 1947. A revision of Bruniaceae. J. S. African Bot. 13: 121-203. [CC BY]
Sandstone rocks. From: Oliver, EGH; Classen-Bockhoff, R. 2012. Bruniaceae. In: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 442-448. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
Caledon Div. From: Pillans, NS. 1947. A revision of Bruniaceae. J. S. African Bot. 13: 121-203. [CC BY]
Babilonstoring to Stanford. From: Oliver, EGH; Classen-Bockhoff, R. 2012. Bruniaceae. In: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 442-448. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
January
400 to 580 m
This map contains point-based occurrences at different locations
Occurrence in the Flora of Southern Africa (FSA) countries and South African provinces. Residence status indicates if a taxon is indigenous, endemic, naturalised or invasive in a specific region. This data is based on specimen records and literature
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Names and Sources
Published in: J. S. African Bot. 13: 195 (1947)
Type: South Africa, Western Cape, Caledon Division, without precise locality, Jan 1929, Paterson s.n. (BOL-18879, holo.; K-75796, iso.)
Classification
KINGDOM Plantae
SUBKINGDOM Phanerogamae
PHYLUM Anthophyta
ORDER Bruniales
FAMILY Bruniaceae
TRIBE Brunieae
GENUS Berzelia
SPECIES incurva
23 results for Berzelia incurva Pillans
Barcode: PRE0494665-0 Collector(s) & number: Williams, IJM, 2269 | 1977-2-1
South Africa, Western Cape, Platberg, Hermanus Dist., Fernkloof Nature Reserve, NorthWest end of Platberg.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0227437-0 Collector(s) & number: Helme, NA, 5711 | 2008-11-1
South Africa, Western Cape, Eastern Klein River Mountains, 3 km N of Stanford, Uitzight 629. 34°24'28.5" S; 19°27'40.8" E.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0247933-0 Collector(s) & number: Turner, RC, 1546 | 2006-8-18
South Africa, Western Cape, Southern Overberg. Babilonstoring. Diepe Kloof 470. Rocky outcrop on north-facing slopes, ± 2.874 km WNW of Babilonstoring summit. -34.31549666, 19.2621957.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: SAM0053668-0 Collector(s) & number: Thorne, CH, s.n. | 1939-3-
South Africa, Western Cape, Slopes of Babylons Tower, between Hermanus and Caledon. Altitude.: 2000 - 2500 ft.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0120733-0 Collector(s) & number: Williams, IJM, 3002 | 1980-4-20
South Africa, Western Cape, Caledon. Vogelgat, Xma Camp, Caledon Division.
General notes: Dry rocky places. Many stems from a large rootstock, only 15 plants in this colony.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0457357-0 Collector(s) & number: Stokoe, TP, 8801 | 1940-10-
South Africa, Western Cape, Caledon Dist., Klein river mts.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0532783-0 Collector(s) & number: Orchard, ER, 410 | 1977-6-16
South Africa, Western Cape, Hermanus, Fernkloof Nature Reserve.
General notes: Det.: L. Hugo.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: GHPG$0000078-0 Collector(s) & number: Ruger, J, 24 | 1998-7-28
South Africa, Western Cape, Hermaus/Stanford subregion, top of Maanskynkop.
General notes: Genus: 3294.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0212165-0 Collector(s) & number: Helme, NA, 5319 | 2008-2-2
South Africa, Western Cape, Klein River Mountains, Bellevue 631, western most of Bellevue Peaks, above waterfalls. 34°23'04.2" S; 19°22'46.4" E.
General notes: Fynbos biome. Ridge. Well-drained, sandy, rocky soil. Baserock. Sandstone. Full sun. NE aspect. No biotic effect seen. Shrub. Resprouter. Flowers cream, over. Plant height 0.4 m. Rare, about 10 plants on summit ridge in dry position amongst rocks. Veld 12 years old. Partly threatened by pines.
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Barcode: NBG0111011-0 Collector(s) & number: Williams, IJM, 2269 | 1977-2-1
South Africa, Western Cape, Caledon. Northwest end of Platberg. Fernkloof Reserve, Hermanus Division.
General notes: In rock crevices on T.M.S bedrock. 0,5 - 1,3 m tall. Fairly frequent.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0020581-0 Collector(s) & number: Esterhuysen, EE, 4984 | 1941-2-24
South Africa, Western Cape, Caledon. South East slopes, Babylons Tower.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0194581-0 Collector(s) & number: Orchard, ER, 410 | 1977-6-16
South Africa, Western Cape, Caledon. Fernkloof Nature Reserve, Hermanus.
General notes: Stony, south facing slope. Multistemmed shrub up to 40 cm.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: SAM0053657-0 Collector(s) & number: Stokoe, TP, s.n. | 1939-3-
South Africa, Western Cape, Slopes of Babylons Tower, between Hermanus and Caledon. Altitude.: 2000 - 2500 ft.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
This map contains point-based occurrences at different locations
2012
SERIES CHAPTER
Bruniaceae Oliver, EGH; Classen-Bockhoff, RIn: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 442-448
South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria
2011
PERIODICAL/JOURNAL
A new classification of the South African endemic family Bruniaceae based on molecular and morphological data Classen-Bockhoff, R; Oliver, EGH; Hall, AV; Quint, MTaxon 60(4)1138-1155
1947
No results found for Berzelia incurva Pillans
Status and criteria
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