Details of record no: 93283

Trachyandra arvensis (Schinz) Oberm.

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Date: 9 Apr 2014
Recorder(s):E Tjiteere
Collector(s):E Tjiteere
14/ch-19
Determiner(s):D Aiyambo
Confirmer(s):
Herbarium:WIND
Habitat: Common to abundant in woodland savanna on flat plain. Growing in well-drained sandy soil, in full sun. Biotic effect: road/rail side and recently burnt.
Location: Caprivi, Mukwe District: Bwabwata National Park - East, Chetto village, south of Trans Caprivi Highway.
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Planted code: Not planted
Country: Namibia (Caprivi Strip)
Quarter Degree Square: 1722D3
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Altitude (metres): 0
Notes: Annual herb, 70 cm high. Stem green, round, hollow, seems lying flat on the ground, stems very small often buried in ground, brown to dark grey. Leaves are soft, dark to shining green. Flowers small, yellow, with finger-like petals. Pedicel is branched and the seeds develop at end of branched pedicel. Fruit are dark green, round balls.
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Location Accuracy Code: 5

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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Individual record no: 93283: Trachyandra arvensis.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species-record.php?record_id=93283, retrieved 29 March 2024

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