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Discocapnos mundtii (Forest fumitory)
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> Fumarioideae
Description
A soft, climbing annual herb with terminal
leaflets forming tendrils. Flowers are small and pink, each with
a short triangular spur. Fruit are distinctively rounded and
flattened with membranous, wing-like margin.
Distribution and habitat
Endemic to the Western Cape and Eastern
Cape, South Africa, where it occurs in forest habitats.
Publications
- Jordaan, M. 2000b. Fumariaceae. In: Seed Plants of
Southern Africa (ed. O.A. Leistner). Strelitzia 10: 308-309.
National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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