| Author: | Ralph
Peckover, 2016 |
| Family: |
PEDALIACEAE |
| Origin: |
Mozambique, Zimbabwe, NE South Africa |
| Soil: |
Mix |
| Water:
|
Medium |
| Sun: |
Medium -
Maximum |
| Thickness: |
4 Centimetres |
| Height: |
20 Centimetres |
| Flower:
|
Red - Red-Orange / Yellow |
| Propagate: |
Seeds |
| Names:
|
- |
| Synonyms: |
- |
This member of the
Pedaliaceae family was given this name by Ralph
Peckover in 2016. It is found
in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and north-eastern South Africa, growing in a well drained soil with
some water and some to lots of sun. The caudex can grow to four
centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to 20 centimetres in
height. The
flowers are red to red to orange with a yellow throat.
The genera name from Latin
ptero; 'winged' and Latin discus; 'disc'. The species
name for the cinnabar-red flowers. |
