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Accession Data:
Greyia sutherlandii
Hook. & Harv.
Common Name:
Natal Bottlebrush
Family:
Melianthaceae
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Country of Origin:
Eastern Cape, the eastern Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland and easte
Habitat:
slopes and rocky ridges of the Drakensberg
Description:
3-7m shrub/tree, large leaves, showy red bell-shaped flowers in spring, decorative, easy to grow.
Culture:
Sow seed spring
USDA Zone:
8
Accession Data:
Accession #
199900552
Source:
Lisa Palmer - Dartmouth
Recorded Vouchers:
Voucher
129184
at George Safford Torrey Herbarium (CONN). Specimen collected 10 February 2005.
Herbarium Image
Accession Date:
09-30-1999
Bench:
1115 - AFR:East Bench SS
Currently:
active - healthy
Qty:
2 confirmed on 10-05-2024
Classification:
Division:
Magnoliophyta
Class:
Magnoliopsida
SubClass:
rosids
Order:
Geraniales
SubOrder:
Family:
Melianthaceae
SubFamily:
Tribe:
SubTribe:
Flowering Data:
This accession has been observed in bloom on:
Year
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
References (internal):
Bird Pollination (ornithophily)
EEB 3271 - Systematic Botany
Plants with Vouchers deposited in CONN
EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to:
Cape Provinces
/
KwaZulu-Natal
/
Free State
/
Swaziland
/
Northern Provinces
References (external):
The Plant List (2013)
. Version 1.1. Last accessed on Monday, April 02, 2018.
Greyia sutherlandii
at ARS-GRIN. Last accessed on Monday, April 02, 2018.
Greyia sutherlandii
at PlantzAfrica. Last accessed on Monday, April 02, 2018.
data regenerated on Sat, 05 Oct 2024 11:17:56 -0400 [bcm v4.0]
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Current Accessions in the Melianthaceae
Francoa ramosa
Greyia sutherlandii
Melianthus major
W/C
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Wild Collected
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