Sesamothamnus lugardii
Sesamothamnus lugardii | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Pedaliaceae |
Genus: | Sesamothamnus |
Species: | S. lugardii
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Binomial name | |
Sesamothamnus lugardii N.E.Br.
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Sesamothamnus lugardii, the Transvaal sesame-bush or sesambos, is a species of plant in family Pedaliaceae, endemic to southern Namibia, eastern Botswana, southern Zimbabwe, and Kruger National Park in the Transvaal. It is a soft-stemmed shrub that grows alone or in scattered, small groups in hot, dry areas. The plant can grow to 4 meters in height with a very thick lower trunk, up to 1 meter in diameter, from which arise several thick branches. Flowers are white.
References[]
- Fl. Trop. Afr. 4: II. 568, 1906.
- JSTOR
- University of Connecticut
- Llifle
- Bihrmann's Caudiciforms
Categories:
- Flora of Botswana
- Flora of Namibia
- Flora of Zimbabwe
- Pedaliaceae
- Caudiciform plants
- Lamiales stubs