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Accession Data:

Melianthus major L.

  • Common Name: Cape Honeyflower, Kruidjie-roer-my-nie
  • Family: Melianthaceae Link

  • Country of Origin: South Africa
  • Habitat: along streams and roadside ditches

  • USDA Zone: 8a-11

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 201200016
  • Source: Kartuz Greenhouses
  • Accession Date: 03-29-2012
  • Bench: 1107 - AFR:West Bench NC
    • Currently: active - marginal (no foliage)
    • Qty: 1 confirmed on 09-18-2020
  • Restrictions:
    • Poisonous Plant Parts - Not for Human Consumption

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: rosids
  • Order: Geraniales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Melianthaceae
  • SubFamily:
  • Tribe:
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Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2020

References (internal):

  • EEB 3271 - Systematic Botany
  • Type Species
  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Cape Provinces / KwaZulu-Natal / Northern Provinces

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Tuesday, December 13, 2016.
  2. Melianthus major at PlantzAfrica. Last accessed on Tuesday, December 13, 2016.
  3. Melianthus major at Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Last accessed on Tuesday, December 13, 2016.

data regenerated on Sat, 24 Oct 2020 16:28:32 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

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Current Accessions in the Melianthaceae

  • Francoa ramosa
  • Greyia sutherlandii
  • Melianthus major
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