Greyia radlkoferi
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Geraniales |
| Family: | Melianthaceae |
| Genus: | Greyia |
| Species: | G. radlkoferi |
| Binomial name | |
| Greyia radlkoferi Szyszyl. | |
Greyia radlkoferi, the woolly bottlebrush or Natal bottlebrush, is a shrub or small tree, native to South Africa.[1] It grows up to 5 metres in height and has smooth yellowish bark, becoming grey and deeply furrowed as it matures. The leaves are oval or heart-shaped and woolly on the undersurface, which distinguishes the species from Greyia sutherlandii.The scarlet flowers occur in dense, upright clusters from July to October in the species native range.[1]
It is named for Ludwig Adolph Timotheus Radlkofer.
References
- 1 2 "Greyia radlkoferi". South African National Biodiversity Institute. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
- "Greyia radlkoferi". Plantz Afrika. Retrieved 2010-01-23.
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