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Accession Data:

Withania riebeckii Schweinf.

  • Common Name:
  • Family: Solanaceae Juss.

  • Country of Origin: Socotra
  • Habitat: semi-arid succulent shrubland and deciduous woodland

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 201700008
  • Source: R. Maijer via M. Opel
  • Provenance: Socotra, Yemen. Seed from Robert Maijer.
  • Accession Date: 02-15-2017
  • Bench: 2114 - MED:Fynbos F
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 4 confirmed on 03-03-2025
  • Restrictions:

    Classification:

    • Division: Magnoliophyta
    • Class: Magnoliopsida
    • SubClass: euasterid I
    • Order: Solanales
    • SubOrder:
    • Family: Solanaceae
    • SubFamily: Solanoideae
    • Tribe: Physaleae
    • SubTribe: Withaninae

    Flowering Data:

    This accession has been observed in bloom on:
    YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
    2025
    2024
    2023
    2022
    2021
    2020
    2019
    2018
    2017

    References (internal):

    • Endemism (endemic)
    • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Socotra

    References (external):

    1. IUCN Redlist. Last accessed on Friday, February 17, 2017.

    data regenerated on Mon, 03 Mar 2025 13:21:03 -0500 [bcm v4.0]

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    W/C = Wild Collected
    = indicates flowering in past 14 days
    = images available for this accession
    = map available for this accession
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