Taxon

Dorstenia foetida

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Common name: Dorstenia, Shield plant
Family: Moraceae (Mulberry)
Distribution: Arabian Peninsula, Ethiopia
IUCN Red list: Not evaluated
Comments: The flowers are weird, horned, tentacle-like disc-shaped structures that have given these plants the common name 'Shield Flower'. The 'shield' actually consists of a multitude of miniscule flowers.
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Locations

  • 1: Arid House 1 • Accession: 2015-19/1 • Provenance: Unrecorded
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