Volkensinia prostrata
(Volkens ex Gilg) Schinz
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Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Africa, East Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, Tanzania,
Countries: Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Botswana, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Comoros, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How to Identify
A herb or small shrub. It has a tough rootstock and brittle branches. These are 0.15 -1.37 m. The leaves are oval and 2-6.5 cm long by 1.4-3.5 cm wide. The flowers are red.
Names & Synonyms
Dasysphaera prostrata (Volkens ex Gilg.) CavacoKentrosphaera prostrata Volkens ex Gilg.Marcellia leptacantha PeterMarcellia prostrata (Volkens ex Gilg.) C. B. ClarkeVolkensinia grandiflora Suess.
References (1)
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
