Acanthosicyos horridus Welw. ex Hook.f.

Fruit and spiny stems

Family:	Cucurbitaceae
Full name:	Acanthosicyos horridus Welw. ex Hook.f.
Location:	Sossusvlei area (2415CB)
ID status:	Fairly certain
Afrikaans common name(s):	Narra, Botterpitte, Botterpits
English common name(s):	Nara, Nara bush, Butternut, Butterpits
Synonym(s):	Acanthosicyos horrida Welw.
Status:	Near-endemic
Description:	-
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:	20 Mar 2007
Camera make:	Canon
Camera model:	PowerShot A700
Lens aperture:	f/4.0
Shutter speed:	1/800 s
ISO speed:	-
Content last updated:	18 Apr 2024

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