Peristrophe namibiensis namibiensis
| Family: | Acanthaceae |
| Full name: | Peristrophe namibiensis K.Balkwill subsp. namibiensis |
| Location: | Kyffhäuser (2416AD + 2416CB) |
| ID status: | Fairly certain |
| Afrikaans common name(s): | - |
| English common name(s): | - |
| Synonym(s): | - |
| Status: | Endemic |
| Description: | Perennial. Suffrutex. Height 0.3-1 m. Peristrope namibensis differs from P. grandibracteata by its green (not white) stems and from P. grandibracteata and P. hereroensis by its much smaller secondary bracts that are not leaflike and by its cordate tertiary bracts. Peristrope namibensis subsp. namibensis - leaf length : width ratio less than 1.75 : 1; tertiary bract length : breadth ratio less than 1.25 : 1; and pubescent capsules. (from A synopsis of Peristrophe (Acanthaceae) in southern Africa by K. Balkwill, Bothalia, 26,2 (1996)) |
| Link(s) |
African Plant Database
JSTOR Plant Science Kew Herbarium Catalogue BGBM Berlin-Dahlem - Virtual Herbarium Züricher Herbarien iNaturalist (Namibia / Alex Dreyer) iNaturalist (Namibia) iNaturalist (southern Africa) Flora of Zimbabwe Fleurs de notre Terre - Galerie Namibie Tree Atlas of Namibia |
| Photographer: | AA Dreyer |
| Date of photograph: | 21 Mar 2008 |
| Camera make: | Canon |
| Camera model: | PowerShot A700 |
| Lens aperture: | f/4.0 |
| Shutter speed: | 1/640 s |
| ISO speed: | - |
| Content last updated: | 18 Apr 2024 |
