Species Gomphocarpus cancellatus
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Etymology of Gomphocarpus:
Gk. gomphos = a peg, nail, club; karpos = fruit; referring to the fruits that are swollen and eggshaped with tapering tips (John Manning).
Etymology of cancellatus:
From the Latin ‘cancellatus’ / ‘cancellatus’ meaning ‘trellised’
Scientific name:
Gomphocarpus cancellatus (Burm. f.) Nicholas & P.I. Forst.
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Unknown
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Synonym status:
Rigid, hairy shrub to 1.5 m, with milky sap. Leaves opposite, oblong-lanceolate to elliptic, usually rounded at the base, leathery. Flowers cream. Fruits inflated, ovoid-acute. Mar.--Dec. Stony slopes, NW, SW, KM, LB, SE (S Namibia to E Cape).
Observations of Taxon
Gomphocarpus cancellatus
Name of observer:
Anne Bean & Amida Johns (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Gomphocarpus cancellatus
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
01/07/2020 - 11:40am
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Gomphocarpus cancellatus
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Name of observer:
Friederike Bubenzer (David)
Date observed:
12/06/2020 - 4:53pm
Collection:
Gomphocarpus cancellatus
Name of observer:
Riaan de Villiers (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Gomphocarpus cancellatus
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Name of observer:
Cameron McMaster (David)
Date observed:
05/09/2012 - 2:12pm
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