PLANTAE / PHANEROGAMAE / ANTHOPHYTA / MALVALES / NEURADACEAE / NEURADOPSIS / BECHUANENSIS
Annual herb with numerous prostrate or decumbent branches which are densely branched, up to 40 cm long, usually becoming somewhat woody. Leaves (0.8)3.5 x (0.5)1.5 cm; lamina narrowly obovate or ovate in outline with cuneate base, to broadly ovate with rounded base; margins irregularly crenate or serrate to pinnately lobed; petiole 0.6-1.0(2.0) cm long, lanate. Flowers showy; peduncles (3)5-8(14) mm long. Calyx c. 10 mm long, cinnamomeous-lanate; calyx-tube cyathiform, c. 2 x 3.5-4 mm, prolonged into a terete false tube 3-5 mm long as in N. austroafricana; calyx-lobes narrowly oblong, ending in a triangular point c. 4 x 1.3 mm. Petals c. 21 x 11 mm, obovate, unguiculate, lemon-yellow. Stamens dimorphous; the 5 oppositipetalous ones c. 5 mm long, the alternipetalous ones up to 12 mm; filaments glabrous. Styles hairy, of 2 sizes in each flower, c. 5 or c. 7 mm long. Fruit c. 10 mm in diameter, discoid, slightly depressed, crowned by the persistent styles and marcescent calyx-segments; upper part bearing 2 series of stout, usually straight prickles; inner series comprising 10 erect prickles 6-8 mm long; outer series comprising 5 prickles c. 5 mm long; lower part of fruit produced laterally into a circular wing 1-2 mm wide, the margin bearing spines (in 10 groups of 3) 2-3 mm long, which are extensions of the nerves of the wing. From: Mendes, EJSM. 1978. 62. Rosaceae. In: E Launert (ed.). Fl. Zambes. 4: 7-33. Flora Zambesiaca Managing Committee, Glasgow. [CC BY]
Terminalia-bush or Acacia-tree grasslands on Kalahari sands c. 1000 m. From: Mendes, EJSM. 1978. 62. Rosaceae. In: E Launert (ed.). Fl. Zambes. 4: 7-33. Flora Zambesiaca Managing Committee, Glasgow. [CC BY]
Only known from Botswana. From: Mendes, EJSM. 1978. 62. Rosaceae. In: E Launert (ed.). Fl. Zambes. 4: 7-33. Flora Zambesiaca Managing Committee, Glasgow. [CC BY]
750 to 1200 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
Neuradopsis grieloidea Bremek. & Oberm.
Classification
KINGDOM Plantae
SUBKINGDOM Phanerogamae
PHYLUM Anthophyta
ORDER Malvales
FAMILY Neuradaceae
GENUS Neuradopsis
SPECIES bechuanensis
14 results for Neuradopsis bechuanensis Bremek. & Schweick.
Barcode: PRE1023166-0 Collector(s) & number: Steyn, HM, 2639 | 2021-3-31
South Africa, North West, Vryburg District. Molopo Nature Reserve.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0447294-0 Collector(s) & number: Brynard, AM, 461 | 1955-2-14
Botswana, KALAHARI GEMSBOK NAT
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0548844-0 Collector(s) & number: Kreulen, AR, 466 | 1978-12-23
Botswana, NGWATLE PAN; BUSHMEN VILLAGE
General notes: Decumbent herb, silvery hairs. Thorns in 2 circles on calyx, red soft when yound, hand and sharp when old.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0548858-0 Collector(s) & number: Kreulen, AR, 629 | 1979-3-13
Botswana, CENTRAL KALAHARI GAM; BEACON 192 ON E. BOUNDARY OF RES.
General notes: Orange sand. Lochocarpus helsii, Burkea africana, Acacia luederitzii, Stipagrostis uniplumis, Aristida meridionalis. Woody herb, sprawling decumbent. Fruits with 2 rows of red spines.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0481729-0 Collector(s) & number: Van Son, G, TRV 28845 | 1930-4-20
Botswana, DAMARA PAN
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0523311-0 Collector(s) & number: Mott, PJ, 837 | 1975-12-8
Botswana, SOUTH-WESTERN DIST.; MOTOKWE-KANG RD. 30 KM. W. OF MOTOKWE 300 KM. W. OF GABERONE
General notes: Spreading from central rootstock. Fruit green with red spines.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0823987-0 Collector(s) & number: Liebenberg, LCC, 8972A | 1979-4-20
Botswana, Khutse Reservaat.
General notes: Det: D Davies
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0736218-0 Collector(s) & number: Van Rooyen, N, 144 | 1989-2-6
South Africa, Northern Cape, KALAHARI GEMSBOK N P; UNION END; WINDPOMP.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0545373-0 Collector(s) & number: Vahrmeijer, J(H), 3031 | 1976-3-11
Botswana, SOUTHERN KALAHARI; MOBUASEHUBE GAME RES; 9. KM. S. OF MPTUTHLWA PAN
General notes: Kalahari sand.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0447290-0 Collector(s) & number: de Beer, JS, 558 | 1958-1-13
Botswana, SOUTH-EASTERN DIST.; MAHALAPYE; WESTERN LEPEPHE
General notes: Frequency fairly high.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0481730-0 Collector(s) & number: Van Son, G, TRV 28845 | 1930-4-20
Botswana, DAMARA PAN
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0774203-0 Collector(s) & number: Gubb, AA, 95-56 | 1980-3-16
South Africa, Northern Cape, MAHOHOMAL FARM
General notes: Moderately, temporarily moist, white alluvial soil with calcrete pebbles. Level slope. No heavily grazed.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0457944-0 Collector(s) & number: Leistner, OA, 3122 | 1963-2-20
South Africa, Northern Cape, KIMBERLEY; 6 MI. NE. OF TOWN OF SAMARIA RD.
General notes: Red sand on dune-like rise. Prostrate to semi-prostrate perrenial herb.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0529632-0 Collector(s) & number: van der Walt, PT, 5777 | 1978-2-
South Africa, Northern Cape, KALAHARI GEMSBOK NAT; KHAAPAN
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
This map contains point-based occurrences at different locations
1978
FLORA CHAPTER
62. Rosaceae Mendes, EJSMIn: E Launert (ed.). Flora Zambesiaca 4: 7-33
Flora Zambesiaca Managing Committee, Glasgow
No results found for Neuradopsis bechuanensis Bremek. & Schweick.
Status and criteria
NE
Assessor(s)
Plantae Coordinator
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