Details of record no: 82427
Gomphocarpus fruticosus (L.) W.T. Aiton
subsp. rostratus (N.E. Br.) Goyder & Nicholas
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Record details:
| Date:
| 10 Aug 1961 |
| Recorder(s): | EB Best
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| Collector(s): | EB Best
292 |
| Determiner(s): | DJ Goyder
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| Confirmer(s): | |
| Herbarium: | |
| Habitat:
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Polder wall - soil black clay. Full sun. Well drained. |
| Location:
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Kafue Pilot Polder |
| Location code(s):
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| Outing code:
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| Planted code: |
Not planted |
| Country:
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Zambia |
| Quarter Degree Square:
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1527D4 |
| Grid reference:
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| FZ Division:
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S |
| Altitude (metres):
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914 |
| Notes:
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Large woody herb or shrub to 15 feet. Flowers white or pale greenish white. Stem exuding milky juice on wounding. Locally frequent. Fruit opening to expose long silky awns of seeds. |
| Latitude, Longitude:
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| Location Accuracy Code:
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5 |
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Copyright:
Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-25
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2025).
Flora of Botswana: Individual record no: 82427: Gomphocarpus fruticosus. https://www.botswanaflora.com/speciesdata/species-record.php?record_id=82427, retrieved 14 March 2025
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