Accession Data:
Schotia afra (L.) Thunb.
- Common Name: Karoo Boer-bean, Karoohuilboerboon
- Family: Fabaceae Juss.
- Country of Origin: South Africa
- Habitat: Little Karoo, especially along watercourses. Pollinated by Sunbirds.
Accession Data:
- Accession # 201400237
- Source: Devan Parker
- Provenance: Silverhill Seeds, via Devan Parker
- Accession Date: 12-04-2014
- Bench: 2217 - XER:Misc Deserts
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 2 confirmed on 02-12-2025
- Restrictions:
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: eurosid I
- Order: Fabales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Fabaceae
- SubFamily: Caesalpinioideae
- Tribe: Detarieae
- SubTribe:
Flowering Data:
This accession has been observed in bloom on:| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References (internal):
- EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Cape Provinces / Namibia
References (external):
- Oliver, I. Schotia afra. PlantZAfrica. Accessed Dec. 4, 2014.
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Thursday, September 07, 2017.
- at ARS-GRIN. Last accessed on Thursday, September 07, 2017.
data regenerated on Wed, 19 Feb 2025 14:22:26 -0500 [bcm v4.0]
Images:
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W/C = Wild Collected
= indicates flowering in past 14 days
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= accession added within past 90 days