Manulea gariepina Benth.
NE Indigenous

Morphological description

Annual herb, stems 1 to many tufted from the base, 70-360 mm long, erect, simple below, often branching above into a cymose panicle, glandular-puberulous in lower part, hairs less than 0.1 mm long, occasionally with a few eglandular hairs to 0.2 mm as well, becoming glabrous to very sparsely glandular upwards, leafless. Leaves opposite, bases connate, crowded at base of plant, blade 8-33 x 4-18 mm, oblanceolate to elliptic or ovate tapering into a flat petiolar part 6-35 mm long (roughly equal to twice as long as blade) apex obtuse to subacute, margins entire to serrate, both surfaces glandular-puberulous, hairs up to 0.1 mm long, sessile glistening glands as well. Flowers many in terminal racemes, simple at first, later cymosely branched into lax panicles. Bracts (lowermost) 1-2.2 x 1-2 mm, ovate, acute. Pedicels (lowermost) 0.75-3(-5)mm long. Calyx obscurely bilabiate, tube 0.3-1 mm long, lobes 1.2-2 x 0.4-0.7 mm, oblong to subspathulate, margins minutely glandular-puberulous, occasional ± sessile glistening glands present, also on tube. Corolla tube 5-7 x 0.8-1 mm in throat, cylindric, inflated near apex, limb bilabiate, 6-10.5 mm across lateral lobes, posticous lobes 3-6.5 x 0.75-1.1 mm, anticous lobe 2.8-5 x 0.7-1 mm, all lanceolate, acute, margins strongly revolute, varying from shades of yellow (cream, fawn, mustard yellow) to brown or reddish brown, the tube often blackish-violet on the posticous side (or rarely wholly dark violet) with a yellow to orange patch on the anticous side of the inflated part, usually glabrous outside, occasionally minutely and sparsely glandular, glistening glands on backs of lobes, inside either glabrous or with a posticous longitudinal band of clavate hairs, rarely flanked by two small lateral patches. Stamens 4, anticous anthers 0.4-0.5 mm long, tips visible in mouth, posticous anthers 0.7-1 mm long, included, posticous filaments bearded. Stigma 1.2-2 mm long, tip sometimes bifid, included. Style 0.6-1.2 mm long, much shorter than stigma. Ovary 1.3-2 x 0.6-1 mm. Capsules c. 3.5-6 x 2-3.3 mm. Seeds 0.5-1 x 0.3-0.5 mm, violet-blue. From: Hilliard, OM. 1994. The Manuleae: a tribe of Scrophulariaceae. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh. [All rights reserved]

Erect annual, 70-360 mm tall. Leaves basal, oblanceolate to elliptic, entire or serrate, glandular-puberulous. Flowers in racemes or lax panicles, bilabiate, corolla tube 5-7 mm long, often blackish violet, lobes very narrow, cream to yellow to brown or reddish brown, with margins strongly rolled back. From: Snijman, DA. 2013. Scrophulariaceae: Manulea. In: DA Snijman (ed.), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The Extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30: 465-467. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]

Habitat

Plants have been recorded in red Kalahari sand, on the flats or between dunes, sometimes over calcrete or gravel, also in sandy river beds. From: Hilliard, OM. 1994. The Manuleae: a tribe of Scrophulariaceae. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh. [All rights reserved]

In sand, sometimes over calcrete. From: Snijman, DA. 2013. Scrophulariaceae: Manulea. In: DA Snijman (ed.), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The Extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30: 465-467. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]

Distribution

Manulea gariepina is widely distributed across southern Namibia, ranging from about Tiras in the west and Koes in the east south to the Orange river (the Gariep) thence into the Richtersveld in the Cape, south to the environs of Sprinkbok and Aalwynsfontein thence east in a broad band almost as far as Kimberley. From: Hilliard, OM. 1994. The Manuleae: a tribe of Scrophulariaceae. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh. [All rights reserved]

Southern Namibia to Springbok to Gordonia to near Kimberley. From: Snijman, DA. 2013. Scrophulariaceae: Manulea. In: DA Snijman (ed.), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The Extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30: 465-467. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]

Flowering time

April to October

Altitude

610 to 1035 m

Occurrence records map

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Residence status

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

FSA

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NAM

ESW

LES

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EC

NC

FS

GA

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LP

MP

NW

Absent

Indigenous

Endemic

Naturalised

Invasive

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Names and Sources

Accepted name
Manulea gariepina Benth.
Synonym(s)

Manulea campestris Hiern


Manulea gariepina Benth. subsp. campestris (Hiern) Roessler


Classification

KINGDOM Plantae

SUBKINGDOM Phanerogamae

GENUS Manulea

SPECIES gariepina

56 results for Manulea gariepina Benth.

Specimen records

Barcode: PRE0704233-0 Collector(s) & number: Rosch, MW, 1188 | 1975-7-10

South Africa, Northern Cape, NAMAQUALAND; SPRINGBOK DIST.; HESTER MALAN WILD FLOWER RESERVE. LEVEL AREA

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Barcode: PRE0468130-0 Collector(s) & number: Lavranos, JJ, 10010A | 1972-9-6

South Africa, Northern Cape, RICHTERSVELD; ARMHOEK

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Barcode: PRE0484539-0 Collector(s) & number: Giess, JWH, 14466 | 1976-8-3

Namibia, NAOS KEE 79 FARM

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Barcode: PRE0120307-0 Collector(s) & number: Leistner, OA, 2609 | 1961-6-1

South Africa, Northern Cape, GORDONIA; UPINGTON; 10 MI.S.W. OF UPINGTON

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Barcode: PRE0117119-0 Collector(s) & number: Schlechter, FRR, 11020 | 1897-11-1

South Africa, Cape Province, BITTERFONTEIN

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Barcode: PRE0117104-0 Collector(s) & number: Acocks, JPH, 19305 | 1957-7-19

South Africa, Northern Cape, NAMAQUALAND; 13 MI. S. S. E. OF GARIES

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Barcode: PRE0117106-0 Collector(s) & number: Rosch, MW, 638 | 1974-9-2

South Africa, Northern Cape, 15 KM. N. VAN GARIES OP PAD NA SPRINGBOK

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Barcode: PRE0139459-0 Collector(s) & number: Henrici, MGA, 2131 | 1930-9-20

South Africa, Cape Province, NAMAQUALAND; BITTERFONTEIN

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Barcode: PRE0515430-0 Collector(s) & number: Rosch, MW, 1188 | 1975-7-10

South Africa, Northern Cape, NAMAQUALAND; SPRINGBOK; HESTER MALAN WILD FL. RES.

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Barcode: PRE0234742-0 Collector(s) & number: Giess, JWH, 12012 | 1972-5-17

Namibia, US FARM KEE 162; IN SAND OF US RIVER

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Barcode: PRE0468132-0 Collector(s) & number: Giess, JWH, 12321 | 1972-5-31

Namibia, KEETMANSHOOP; GRUNDORN KEE 103 FAR; UBERFLUTUNGSFLACHE

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Barcode: PRE0120304-0 Collector(s) & number: Leistner, OA, 929 | 1957-9-28

South Africa, Northern Cape, KIMBERLEY DIV.; SCHMIDTSDRIFT; 3 MI. E. OF SCHMIDTSDRIFT

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Barcode: PRE0495047-0 Collector(s) & number: Hugo, L, 373 | 1976-5-18

South Africa, Northern Cape, VERNEUKPAN; S. OF MAIN PAN

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Barcode: PRE0236292-0 Collector(s) & number: Rosch, MW, 480 | 1974-7-4

South Africa, Northern Cape, NAMAQUALAND; SPRINGBOK; HESTER MALAN VELDBLOMRESERVAAT

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Barcode: PRE0689045-0 Collector(s) & number: Zietsman, PC, 801 | 1985-9-15

South Africa, Northern Cape, PLOEGBERG

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Barcode: PRE0120301-0 Collector(s) & number: Leistner, OA, 2258 | 1961-4-14

South Africa, Northern Cape, GORDONIA; 37 MI. S.E. OF ABIQUAS PUTS

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Barcode: PRE0236280-0 Collector(s) & number: Grant, A, 4785 | 1929-9-21

South Africa, Northern Cape, NAMAQUALAND; GARIES

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Barcode: PRE0992940-0 Collector(s) & number: Smook, L, 11636 | 2005-6-8

South Africa, Northern Cape, ±10 km NW of Pofadder, Farm Eytees.

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Barcode: NBG0228611-0 Collector(s) & number: Goldblatt, P, 13046 | 2008-8-27

South Africa, Northern Cape, Aggenys. Bushmanland, E of Springbok, red sandy flats.

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Barcode: PRE0857765-0 Collector(s) & number: Van Rooyen, MW, 2704 | 2011-4-13

South Africa, Northern Cape, Bushmanland. Vaalputs, NECSA site, Plot 1.

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Barcode: PRE0877948-0 Collector(s) & number: Bester, SP, 16162 | 2021-8-29

South Africa, Northern Cape, Namaqualand District. ca. 23 km directly W of Pofadder on N14; ca. 1 km before first turn-off to Pella. 29°08'03.6"S 19°09'42.5"E.

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Barcode: PRE0650156-0 Collector(s) & number: Van Wyk, AE, 6571 | 1983-8-27

South Africa, Northern Cape, NAMAKWALAND; STEINKOPF; C.10.5 KM VANAF STEINKOPF OP PAD NA VIOOLSDRIF

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Barcode: PRE0725992-0 Collector(s) & number: Perold, SM, 1526 | 1987-9-25

South Africa, Northern Cape, NAMAQUALAND; BANKE FARM; 29 KM SE OF PLATBAKKIES TOWARDS KLIPRAND

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Barcode: PRE0578766-0 Collector(s) & number: Meyer, JJ, 2054 | 1999-6-21

South Africa, Northern Cape, Groblershoop District, 28km SW of Groblershoop on road to Putsonderwater via Koegrabie. 29°02.18'S, 21°48.20'E

General notes: Orange River broken veld. Plain. Soil. Well drained. Sand. Full sun. No slope. Biotic effect: disturbed. Herb, 15-20cm in height. Dark brown to deep purple flowers. Fruit: absent.

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Barcode: PRE0674349-0 Collector(s) & number: Hardy, DS, 5094 | 1978-10-12

Namibia, ROSH PINAH.; 27 KM N OF ROSH PINAH.

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Barcode: PRE0521595-0 Collector(s) & number: Hugo, L, 483 | 1976-9-10

South Africa, Northern Cape, AALWYNSFONTEIN; DABIDAS FARM 3 KM. SE. OF AALWYNSFONTEIN

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Barcode: PRE0877944-0 Collector(s) & number: Bester, SP, 16158 | 2021-8-29

South Africa, Northern Cape, Kenhardt District. ca. 65 km directly WNW of Kakamas. Farm: Nous West 76. 28.604444°S 19.891667°E.

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Barcode: PRE0839038-0 Collector(s) & number: Rourke, JP, 2082 | 1995-7-1

South Africa, Northern Cape, Vioolsdrif District: Richtersveld National Park; about 2km West of Gannakouriep River on road to Tatasberg.

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Barcode: PRE0647301-0 Collector(s) & number: Oliver, EGH, 272 | 1977-8-30

South Africa, Northern Cape, RICHTERSVELD; ROSYNTJIESBERG; LOWER SLOPES ON NORTH-SIDE AND SE OF FOUNTAINS

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Barcode: PRE0782530-0 Collector(s) & number: Dreyer, LL, 125 | 1991-10-9

South Africa, Northern Cape, Kouamsrivier.

General notes: Sukkulente Karoo. Kruid, ca. 20 cm hoog. Blomme fyn, geel tot oranje.

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Barcode: PRE0647236-0 Collector(s) & number: Mittendorf, H, 100 | 1970-10-10

Namibia, LUDERITZ DIST.; NAMUSKLUFT 88

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Barcode: PRE0852614-0 Collector(s) & number: Bester, SP, 10147 | 2010-9-14

South Africa, Northern Cape, Richtersveld National Park. Dry riverbed SE and E of Hakiesdoring Campsite. 28°23'31.8"S, 17°10'19.2"E.

General notes: Bioregion: Gariep Desert. Vegetation type: Richtersberg Sheet Wash Desert. Slope: none. Flowers brown-orange.

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Barcode: PRE0522037-0 Collector(s) & number: Hugo, L, 483 | 1976-9-10

South Africa, Northern Cape, AALWYNSFONTEIN; DABIDAS FARM 3 KM. SE. OF AALWYNSFONTEIN

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Barcode: PRE0992941-0 Collector(s) & number: Smook, L, 11586 | 2005-6-7

South Africa, Northern Cape, ±10 km NW of Pofadder. Farm Eytees.

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Barcode: PRE0772382-0 Collector(s) & number: Klopper, RR, R164 | 2005-6-9

South Africa, Northern Cape, Pofadder. Farm Boomrivier; ± 10 km west of Pofadder. Close to gate at tar road.

General notes: Dry plain. Bossieveld. Boesmanland. Relatively abundant in small area. No slope.

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Barcode: PRE0681601-0 Collector(s) & number: Goldblatt, P, 7133 | 1984-7-18

South Africa, Northern Cape, STEINKOPF DIST.; PLAINS 17 KM N OF STEINKOPF.

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Barcode: PRE1000244-0 Collector(s) & number: Zietsman, PC, 5937 | 2015-5-11

South Africa, Northern Cape, Hay Magisterial District. Near the entrance of Witsand Nature Reserve.

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Barcode: PRE0895205-0 Collector(s) & number: Van Rooyen, G, 2949 | 2011-8-4

South Africa, Northern Cape, Namaqualand. Goegap Nature Reserve, Ratelkraal Section.

General notes: Namaqualand Klipkoppie Shrubland. Slope: none.

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Barcode: PRE0877856-0 Collector(s) & number: Bester, SP, 16218 | 2021-9-31

South Africa, Northern Cape, Namaqualand District. Bottom of Spektakel Pass along Buffels River. Farm: Grace's Puts 201, ca. 36 km WNW of Spingbok. 29.616111°S 17.525°E.

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Barcode: NBG1572875-0 Collector(s) & number: Van Wyk, P, PC2387 | 2020-7-26

South Africa, Northern Cape, Abikwa Rivier, close to Hottentots Paradys Berg, on road to Armanshoek, Richtersveld National Park.

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Barcode: PRE0120313-0 Collector(s) & number: Leistner, OA, 1489 | 1959-9-19

South Africa, Northern Cape, GORDONIA; KALAHARI GEMSBOK NAT; 23 MI. N.E. OF TWEE RIVIEREN

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Barcode: PRE0528015-0 Collector(s) & number: Hugo, L, 483 | 1976-9-10

South Africa, Northern Cape, AALWYNSFONTEIN; DABIDAS FARM 3 KM. SE. OF AALWYNSFONTEIN

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Barcode: PRE0773443-0 Collector(s) & number: Van Wyk, AE, 8664 | 1989-6-22

Namibia, GOODHOUSE POORT; MOUNTAIN SLOPE

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Barcode: PRE0746846-0 Collector(s) & number: Jurgens, N, 22325 | 1987-8-16

South Africa, Cape Province, RICHTERSVELD; ANNISVLAKTE

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Barcode: PRE0880538-0 Collector(s) & number: Bester, SP, 18445 | 2022-8-22

South Africa, Northern Cape, Namaqualand District. On road R64 of Pofadder to Springbok. ca. 11 km S of Pella and 22 km W of Pofadder. Farm: Pella Mission 39. T'Goob se Laagte.

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Barcode: PRE0877855-0 Collector(s) & number: Bester, SP, 16217 | 2021-9-31

South Africa, Northern Cape, Namaqualand District. Bottom of Spektakel Pass along Buffels River. Farm: Grace's Puts 201, ca. 36 km WNW of Spingbok. 29.616111°S 17.525°E.

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Barcode: PRE0860144-0 Collector(s) & number: Nkoane, G, 284 | 2005-6-9

South Africa, Northern Cape, Pofadder, Boomrivier Farm at the Slangberg, at the back of mountain.

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Barcode: PRE0786835-0 Collector(s) & number: Smook, L, 7956 | 1991-10-6

South Africa, Northern Cape, Richtersveld; NW slope of Noemiesberg down to Grasvlakte.

General notes: In the deeper, coarse sandy gravel of water course on Grasvlakte. Orange-yellow flowers. Winter rainfall area, mainly with succulents.

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Barcode: PRE0781223-0 Collector(s) & number: Van Rooyen, MW, 2066 | 1989-8-

South Africa, Northern Cape, Namaqualand. Springbok Goegab Nature Reserve

General notes: Namaqualand Broken Veld. Voucher specimen 1/2

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Barcode: PRE0772381-0 Collector(s) & number: Klopper, RR, R186 | 2005-6-10

South Africa, Northern Cape, Pofadder. Farm Eytees-Boomrivier; ± 10 km west of Pofadder. At northern foot of T'Goob-se-Berg.

General notes: Bossieveld. Boesmanland. Slope: gentle. Fairly common in small area. Yellowish brown small flowers.

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Barcode: PRE0865578-0 Collector(s) & number: Maggs-Kolling, GL, GMK2033 | 2005-6-15

Namibia, Karas, Farm Pionier: along road D206 to Onseepkans.

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Barcode: PRE0880541-0 Collector(s) & number: Bester, SP, 18449 | 2022-8-22

South Africa, Northern Cape, Namaqualand District. On road R64 of Pofadder to Springbok. ca. 11 km S of Pella and 22 km W of Pofadder. Farm: Pella Mission 39. T'Goob se Leegte.

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Barcode: PRE0563795-0 Collector(s) & number: Zietsman, PC, 3478 | 1996-9-9

South Africa, Northern Cape, Gordonia. Augrabiese Waterval Nasionale Park. Noordelike gebied.

General notes: Sandgrond, dreineringslyn. Kruid, 15 cm hoog. Blomme: geel en roesbruin.

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Barcode: PRE0866921-0 Collector(s) & number: Bester, SP, 12672 | 2015-9-26

South Africa, Northern Cape, Witsand Nature Reserve. 28°34'29.8"S 22°29'25.9"E.

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Observation records

Date: 9/5/2009 12:00:00 AM

Northern Cape

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Date: 8/8/2023 4:24:00 PM

Northern Cape

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2013

SERIES CHAPTER

Scrophulariaceae: Manulea Snijman, DA

In: DA Snijman (ed.), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The Extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30: 465-467

South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria

1994

BOOK

The Manuleae: a tribe of Scrophulariaceae Hilliard, OM

Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh

1967

BOOK

Prodromus: einer flora von Südwestafrika, Vol. 126 Overkott, O

J. Cramer, Lehre

1966

PERIODICAL/JOURNAL

Roessler, H

Mitteilungen (aus) der Botanischen Staatssammlung München 6:

1904

FLORA CHAPTER

XCV. Scrophulariaceae Hiern, WP

In: WT Thiselton-Dyer (ed.). Flora Capensis 4(1-3)121-420

Lovell Reeve & Co., London

1836

BOOK

Vol. 1 Hooker, WJ

Curtis, London

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Status

Status and criteria

NE

Assessor(s)

Plantae Coordinator

Bibliography

JOURNAL ARTICLE
Kupicha, F.K. 1984. Studies on African Asclepiadaceae. Kew Bulletin. 38:599-672

JOURNAL ARTICLE
Kurze, O. and Kurze, H. 1988. Orchids of the Groot Winterhoek Mountains. South African Orchid Journal. 19:56-58

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