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Accession Data:

Sesamothamnus lugardii N.E. Brown

  • Common Name: Transvaal Sesame Bush
  • Family: Pedaliaceae R. Br.

  • Country of Origin: central & southern Africa
  • Habitat: in arid rocky scrub on calcareous soils

  • Culture: It is found in the Central and Southern Africa, growing in a well drained soil with some water and some sun. The stem can grow to two meters in diameter and three meters in height. The flowers are white, and the plant can be reproduced both by seeds and cuttings.

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 200400262
  • Source: Rob Nicholson - Smith College - 296-04
  • Provenance: Smith#296-04
    from Silverhill Seed, seed wild collected, S. Africa, N. Prov
  • Accession Date: 11-08-2004
  • Bench: 2203 - XER:Spiny Thicket/Socotra/S Africa
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 1 confirmed on 03-19-2025

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: euasterid I
  • Order: Lamiales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Pedaliaceae
  • SubFamily:
  • Tribe:
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Current Accessions in the Pedaliaceae

  • Ceratotheca triloba
  • Pterodiscus sp.
  • Sesamothamnus lugardii W/C
  • Uncarina grandidieri
  • Uncarina ihlenfeldtiana
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