Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa
Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa
Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa
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Taxon
Gunnera perpensa
Common name:
rivierpampoen, wilde ramanas, river pumpkin, wild rhubarb, iGhobo, rambola-vhadzimu, shambola-vhadzimu, uGobho
Family:
Gunneraceae (Gunnera)
Distribution:
Africa
IUCN Red list:
Not evaluated
National red list:
Declining
Comments:
The internal arrangement of the vascular system is evidence that Gunnera was adapted to survive in the swamps where the dinosaurs browsed.
Links:
iSpot
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SANBI PlantZAfrica
Locations
1:
Beds at Millstream, Van Riebeeck Street entrance
(Millstream)
• Accession: 2018-250 • Origin: South Africa • Provenance: Wild
2:
Seed Store Fridge 3
(SS fridge3)
• Accession: 2018-250 • Origin: South Africa • Provenance: Wild
3:
Upper garden, beds at stream
(Us)
• Accession: 1999-566/2 • Provenance: Unrecorded
Area
Individual