Radyera urens

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Radyera urens

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Malvales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids II
Ordo: Malvales

Familia: Malvaceae
Subfamilia: Malvoideae
Tribus: Hibisceae
Genus: Radyera
Species: Radyera urens

Name edit

Radyera urens (L.f.) Bullock

Synonymy edit

  • Basionym
    • Hibiscus urens L.f., Suppl. Pl.: 309. 1782.
  • Homotypic
    • Allenia urens (L.f.) Phillips, J. S. African Bot. 10: 33.. 1944.
  • Heterotypic
    • Hibiscus burchelli D.Dietr. in Syn. Plant. 4: 839 (1847)
    • Hibiscus cucurbitinus Burch., Trav. 1, 278. 1822.

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: Southern Africa
      • Botswana, Cape Provinces, Free State, Namibia, Northern Provinces

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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Vernacular names edit

Afrikaans: pampoenbossie
English: Karoo pumpkin
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