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Accession Data:

Montinia caryophyllacea Thunb.

  • Common Name: Bergklapperbos, Wild Clove Bush
  • Family: Montiniaceae (Engl.) Nakai

  • Country of Origin: South Africa

  • Description: 1.5m shrub with blue-green leaves, white flowers Autumn-spring; distinctive split seed capsule. Montinia caryophyllacea is the sole member of its genus and is found throughout the SW Cape and also in the E. Cape, and Namaqualand through to S Angola.
  • Culture: Sow Autumn
  • USDA Zone: 8

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 200100493
  • Source: Silverhill Seeds
  • Accession Date: 12-31-2001
  • Bench: 2112 - MED:Fynbos D
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 2 confirmed on 02-27-2025

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: euasterid I
  • Order: Solanales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Montiniaceae
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Flowering Data:

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

  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Angola / Cape Provinces / Namibia

References (external):

  1. Descriptive text adaped from Silverhill Seeds online catalogue
  2. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Tuesday, September 05, 2017.
  3. Montinia caryophyllacea at ARS-GRIN. Last accessed on Tuesday, September 05, 2017.

data regenerated on Thu, 27 Feb 2025 11:42:02 -0500 [bcm v4.0]

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Current Accessions in the Montiniaceae

  • Montinia caryophyllacea
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