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Adenia spinosa
Plant... in the dry season. Another adaptation that allows Adenia spinosa to survive the arid and hot conditions, is to drop ... water through pores in the leaves. Passifloraceae Adenia spinosa can be grown from both seeds and cuttings. The plant ... Peter Forsskål, the author of the genus (Wikipedia) and spinosa means ‘with spines’ and is referring to the ...
Muraltia spinosa
Plant... birds, both of which help to disperse the seed. Muraltia spinosa can be planted to help stabilize sand along the ... Until 2006 this species was classified in the genus Nylandtia, named after Pierre Nylandt, a 17th century Dutch ... species. Muraltia spinosa (L.) F.Forest & J.C.Manning (= Nylandtia spinosa (L.) Dumort.) Muraltia spinosa Chewing on ...
Didelta spinosa
Plant... to a depth of 4 m (Van Breda & Barnard 1991). Didelta spinosa has bright yellow flowers that attract honey bees and ... need to train it by pruning the lower branchlets. Didelta spinosa can be planted with Cleretum bellidiforme ( ... ( bokhorings ) with its interesting pink flowers, Monsonia spinosa (yellow bushman candle) with its pale yellow flowers ...
Ruschia spinosa
Plant... (Eng.); doringvygie (Afr.) Kirstenbosch NBG Ruschia spinosa is a spinescent shrub, 350-700 mm high with a rounded ... narrow valve wings. Seeds are very small. Ruschia spinosa takes about two years to be fully grown. The very ... very wide distribution with 224 species. The specific name spinosa , is derived from the Latin word for spine, Ruschia ...
Muraltia scoparia
Plant... in sandy soil. The plant was first described as Polygala spinosa by Linnaeus in 1751 and 1753. The Belgian botanist, ... belongs to a genus different from Polygala and named it Nylandtia in honour of Pierre Nylandt, a Dutch botanist ... A molecular study by Forest and Manning (2006) shows that Nylandtia belongs within Muraltia , where it currently ...
Strychnos spinosa
Plant... to poisonous alkaloids contained in the seed integuments. "Spinosa" refers to the spines. The poison strychnine is ... This genus is spread throughout the tropics. Strychnos spinosa Lam. Strychnos spinosa The wood can be used for general carpentry. Timber ...
Oncoba spinosa
Plant... for the North African species, Onkub. The species name spinosa refers to the spines. Spines are usually a ... leaf like appendage at the base of the leaf stalk. Oncoba spinosa Forssk. Oncoba spinosa The pulp of the fruit is edible, but is seldom used ...
Nylandtia spinosa
Information Library itemSource: 1 | Copyright: South African National Biodiversity Institute, South African Medical Research Council, University of the Western Cape
... as a treatment for phthisis. Scott G. Springfield E.P. Nylandtia spinosa medicinal plants South African National Biodiversity ... Medical Research Council University of the Western Cape Nylandtia spinosa ...
... more widely used. In 1789 Polymnia carnosa and Polymnia spinosa were transferred to Didelta when Aiton found D. ... consists of only two species: D. carnosa and D. spinosa, spiny salad bush. Two varieties are recognised in ...