Biology:Codon royenii
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Short description: Flowering plant endemic to Namibia
| Codon royenii | |
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LC (SANBI)[1]
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Boraginales |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Genus: | Codon |
| Species: | C. royenii
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| Binomial name | |
| Codon royenii L. (1767)
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Codon royenii is a species of flowering plant in the genus Codon. It is native to Namibia and the Northern Cape Province of South Africa .[2] It is also known by the names honey bush or white nectarcup, or in Afrikaans as heuningbos and suikerkelk (meaning sugar cup).
Description
Codon royenii is an annual or multi-seasonal herb, reaching up to 1.3 m high.[3]
Distribution
Codon royenii is found in Namibia and the Northern Cape,[1] from central Namibia to Gordonia through Namaqualand to Loeriesfontein, Biedouw Mountains, and the Tanqua Karoo.[4]
Conservation status
Codon royenii is classified as Least Concern.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "SANBI Red List of South African Plants". http://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=2167-2.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Codon royenii" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/432022-1. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ↑ "Codon royenii | PlantZAfrica". http://pza.sanbi.org/codon-royenii.
- ↑ "Codon royenii L.". http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000613993.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q15576593 entry
