Biology:Bachmannia
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Short description: Genus of plants
| Bachmannia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Capparaceae |
| Genus: | Bachmannia Pax (1897) |
| Species: | B. woodii
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| Binomial name | |
| Bachmannia woodii (Oliv.) Gilg (1904)
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Bachmannia is a monotypic genus of flowering plant in the family Capparaceae with the sole member being Bachmannia woodii, (Xhosa: Umtswantswantsa)[2] the four-finger bush.[3] It is native to southeastern Africa.[3]
Etymology
The taxon name "Bachmannia" is named after Dr Frans Ewald Bachmann, a German naturalist and medical practitioner.[2][3]
Description
This plant is a small, shrub-like tree that can grow to reach between 1.5 - 3m tall. It has a light brown bark.[3][4]
The flowers are pink and bell-shaped.[3][4]
Distribution
This plant can be found in southern Mozambique, EmaMpondweni and the KwaZulu-Natal region. This species is located in coastal forests, usually occurring on sandstone. It prefers to live at lower elevations.[3][4]
References
- ↑ Bachmannia woodii (Oliv.) Gilg. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 3 December 2023,
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Quattrocchi, Umberto (2017-11-22) (in en). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-351-45712-5. https://books.google.com/books?id=AIdHDwAAQBAJ&q=Bachmannia&pg=PT870.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 "Bachmannia woodii". http://pza.sanbi.org/bachmannia-woodii.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Bachmannia woodii in Global Plants on JSTOR". https://plants.jstor.org/compilation/bachmannia.woodii.
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