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Accession Data:

Dermatobotrys saundersii Bolus.

  • Common Name: Dermatobotrys
  • Family: Scrophulariaceae Juss.

  • Country of Origin: South Africa
  • Habitat: epiphytic shrublet on forest trees in the Eastern Cape region.

  • Description: Rare monotypic genus of Scrophulariaceae, grows as an epiphyte shrublet to about 1m on forest trees in the Eastern Cape region. Plants have succulent green leaves with a reddish tinge.
    Pollinated by sunbirds
  • Uses: Produces edible fruit.

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 200100486
  • Source: Nicholas Plummer - Duke
  • Accession Date: 04-12-2001
  • Bench: 2114 - MED:Fynbos F
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 4 confirmed on 03-03-2025

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: euasterid I
  • Order: Lamiales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Scrophulariaceae
  • SubFamily:
  • Tribe: Teedieae
  • SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
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References (internal):

  • EEB 3271 - Systematic Botany
  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Cape Provinces / KwaZulu-Natal

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 25 July 2014.
  2. Dermatobotrys saundersii at GBIF. Last accessed on Friday, August 05, 2016.

data regenerated on Mon, 03 Mar 2025 13:18:16 -0500 [bcm v4.0]

Images:

Dermatobotrys saundersii

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  • Dermatobotrys saundersii
W/C = Wild Collected
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= accession added within past 90 days
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