New to me,
Coastal Camphor Bush .
Tarchonanthus littoralis P.P.J.Herman
First published in Bothalia 32: 22 (2002)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is KwaZulu-Natal.
[Includes 1 image]
https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:20006732-1/images
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Redlist Link :http://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=3210-19
South African endemic
Flowering: Dec.–Apr
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CASABIO: https://casabio.org/taxa/tarchonanthus-littoralis
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PZA:https://pza.sanbi.org/tarchonanthus-littoralis
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Fernkloof https://www.fernkloof.org.za/index.php/all-plants/plant-families/item/tarchonanthus-littoralis
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OPERATION WILDFLOWER:
https://www.operationwildflower.org.za/index.php/albums/genera-t-z/tarchonanthus/tarchonanthus-littoralis-thabo-8-6574#joomimg#
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Look-up: STRELITZIA 29 (2012) page 427
littoralis P.P.J.Herman (= Tarchonanthus camphoratus in part) Dioecious, grey-felted shrub or small tree to 5 m, strongly scented of camphor. Leaves elliptic, dull green above.
Flower heads discoid, in large panicles, cream-coloured.
Achenes woolly. Dec.–Apr.
Widespread, mainly coastal, SW, AP, KM, LB, SE (Cape Peninsula to S KwaZulu-Natal)
https://www.sanbi.org/sites/default/files/documents/documents/strelitzia-29-2012.pdf

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