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Accession Data:

Greyia sutherlandii Hook. & Harv.

  • Common Name: Natal Bottlebrush
  • Family: Melianthaceae Link

  • Country of Origin: Eastern Cape, the eastern Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland and easte
  • Habitat: slopes and rocky ridges of the Drakensberg

  • Description: 3-7m shrub/tree, large leaves, showy red bell-shaped flowers in spring, decorative, easy to grow.
  • Culture: Sow seed spring
  • USDA Zone: 8

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 199900552
  • Source: Lisa Palmer - Dartmouth
  • Recorded Vouchers:
    1. Voucher 129184 at George Safford Torrey Herbarium (CONN). Specimen collected 10 February 2005. Herbarium Image
  • Accession Date: 09-30-1999
  • Bench: 1115 - AFR:East Bench SS
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 2 confirmed on 02-26-2025

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
2025
2024
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2005

References (internal):

  • Bird Pollination (ornithophily)
  • EEB 3271 - Systematic Botany
  • Plants with Vouchers deposited in CONN
  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Cape Provinces / KwaZulu-Natal / Free State / Swaziland / Northern Provinces

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Monday, April 02, 2018.
  2. Greyia sutherlandii at ARS-GRIN. Last accessed on Monday, April 02, 2018.
  3. Greyia sutherlandii at PlantzAfrica. Last accessed on Monday, April 02, 2018.

data regenerated on Wed, 26 Feb 2025 11:54:07 -0500 [bcm v4.0]

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Current Accessions in the Melianthaceae

  • Francoa ramosa
  • Greyia sutherlandii
  • Melianthus major
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