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Sonderothamnus speciosus

Life > eukaryotes > Archaeoplastida > Chloroplastida > Charophyta > Streptophytina > Plantae (land plants) > Tracheophyta (vascular plants) > Euphyllophyta > Lignophyta (woody plants) > Spermatophyta (seed plants) > Angiospermae (flowering plants) > Eudicotyledons > Order: Myrtales > Family: Penaeaceae > Genus: Sonderothamnus

 

Distribution and habitat

Found on rocky and sandy mountain slopes in the Klein River mountains (near Hermanus, Western Cape, South Africa) (Bean and Johns, 2005).

Phenology

Flowers from July to October (Bean and Johns, 2005).

References (by date)

  • Dahlgren R. 1968. Studies on Penaeaceae. II. The genera Brachysiphon, Sonderothamnus and Saltera. Opera Botanica 18: 5-72.
  • Bean A, Johns A. 2005. Stellenbosch to Hermanus. South African Wild Flower Guide 5. Botanical Society of South Africa, Cape Town.