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Another African root parasite
Thanks again, Mel Turner, for identifying my Thonningia sanguinea.
Here's another puzzler -- found in the Springbok area of Namaqualand, South Africa. I'm thinking perhaps Cytinus sanguineus, in Cytinaceae, but can find only photos of pistillate flowers, and these are staminate. Descriptions do say the "staminal column sticks out of the flower." But I'm guessing here. Anyone know for sure? thanks. Malcolm Manners Florida Southern College http://members.aol.com/mmmavocado/Cytinus.jpg |
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Another African root parasite
"Malcolm Manners" wrote in message
news:SoE4f.7171$l_2.403@trnddc02... Thanks again, Mel Turner, for identifying my Thonningia sanguinea. Here's another puzzler -- found in the Springbok area of Namaqualand, South Africa. I'm thinking perhaps Cytinus sanguineus, in Cytinaceae, but can find only photos of pistillate flowers, and these are staminate. Descriptions do say the "staminal column sticks out of the flower." But I'm guessing here. Anyone know for sure? thanks. I don't know for sure, but I get an impression of a "scroph"-like tubular corolla in your photograph. Perhaps it's Hyobanche sanguinea? [botanists seem fond of naming red-flowered S. African parasites "sanguinea" and "sanguineus"] This looks pretty similar to yours: http://www.parasiticplants.siu.edu/S...che_sang1.JPEG partly excavated: http://www.parasiticplants.siu.edu/S...che_sang2.JPEG cheers |
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Another African root parasite
mel turner wrote:
"Malcolm Manners" wrote in message news:SoE4f.7171$l_2.403@trnddc02... Thanks again, Mel Turner, for identifying my Thonningia sanguinea. Here's another puzzler -- found in the Springbok area of Namaqualand, South Africa. I'm thinking perhaps Cytinus sanguineus, in Cytinaceae, but can find only photos of pistillate flowers, and these are staminate. Descriptions do say the "staminal column sticks out of the flower." But I'm guessing here. Anyone know for sure? thanks. I don't know for sure, but I get an impression of a "scroph"-like tubular corolla in your photograph. Perhaps it's Hyobanche sanguinea? [botanists seem fond of naming red-flowered S. African parasites "sanguinea" and "sanguineus"] This looks pretty similar to yours: http://www.parasiticplants.siu.edu/S...che_sang1.JPEG partly excavated: http://www.parasiticplants.siu.edu/S...che_sang2.JPEG cheers Thanks again Mel. You beat me to it -- I was just about to reply to myself here, that I found a Hyobanche (in South frican Wild Flower Guide I: Namaqualand) that looks a lot like it. And here was your post. Malcolm |
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Another African root parasite
They look like typical seed pods/fruits of a Stapeliad. Its the right
provenance and could be a Sarcocaulon. Definitely isn't Hyobanche or Scrophulariaceae and I doubt very much if it's parasitic. Phil "mel turner" wrote in message ... "Malcolm Manners" wrote in message news:SoE4f.7171$l_2.403@trnddc02... Thanks again, Mel Turner, for identifying my Thonningia sanguinea. Here's another puzzler -- found in the Springbok area of Namaqualand, South Africa. I'm thinking perhaps Cytinus sanguineus, in Cytinaceae, but can find only photos of pistillate flowers, and these are staminate. Descriptions do say the "staminal column sticks out of the flower." But I'm guessing here. Anyone know for sure? thanks. I don't know for sure, but I get an impression of a "scroph"-like tubular corolla in your photograph. Perhaps it's Hyobanche sanguinea? [botanists seem fond of naming red-flowered S. African parasites "sanguinea" and "sanguineus"] This looks pretty similar to yours: http://www.parasiticplants.siu.edu/S...che_sang1.JPEG partly excavated: http://www.parasiticplants.siu.edu/S...che_sang2.JPEG cheers |
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Another African root parasite
Phil, I wonder if the link has gotten changed? (I can't get there --
it says the post has expired) The photos of Hyobanche sanguinea in "Namaqualand South African Wild Flower Guide 1" are virtually identical to mine. I'm quite sure Mel is right. As for Sarcocaulon -- a stapeliad? I thought it was Geraniaceae? Malcolm fairox wrote: They look like typical seed pods/fruits of a Stapeliad. Its the right provenance and could be a Sarcocaulon. Definitely isn't Hyobanche or Scrophulariaceae and I doubt very much if it's parasitic. Phil "mel turner" wrote in message ... "Malcolm Manners" wrote in message news:SoE4f.7171$l_2.403@trnddc02... Thanks again, Mel Turner, for identifying my Thonningia sanguinea. Here's another puzzler -- found in the Springbok area of Namaqualand, South Africa. I'm thinking perhaps Cytinus sanguineus, in Cytinaceae, but can find only photos of pistillate flowers, and these are staminate. Descriptions do say the "staminal column sticks out of the flower." But I'm guessing here. Anyone know for sure? thanks. I don't know for sure, but I get an impression of a "scroph"-like tubular corolla in your photograph. Perhaps it's Hyobanche sanguinea? [botanists seem fond of naming red-flowered S. African parasites "sanguinea" and "sanguineus"] This looks pretty similar to yours: http://www.parasiticplants.siu.edu/S...che_sang1.JPEG partly excavated: http://www.parasiticplants.siu.edu/S...che_sang2.JPEG cheers |
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Another African root parasite
Phil, I've not been able to get back to the links to the original
photos, so I've re-posted them. they may be seen at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mmmavoc...7604121203597/ and http://www.flickr.com/photos/mmmavoc...7604121203597/ Are these what you were seeing? Malcolm Malcolm Manners wrote: Phil, I wonder if the link has gotten changed? (I can't get there -- it says the post has expired) The photos of Hyobanche sanguinea in "Namaqualand South African Wild Flower Guide 1" are virtually identical to mine. I'm quite sure Mel is right. As for Sarcocaulon -- a stapeliad? I thought it was Geraniaceae? Malcolm fairox wrote: They look like typical seed pods/fruits of a Stapeliad. Its the right provenance and could be a Sarcocaulon. Definitely isn't Hyobanche or Scrophulariaceae and I doubt very much if it's parasitic. Phil "mel turner" wrote in message ... "Malcolm Manners" wrote in message news:SoE4f.7171$l_2.403@trnddc02... Thanks again, Mel Turner, for identifying my Thonningia sanguinea. Here's another puzzler -- found in the Springbok area of Namaqualand, South Africa. I'm thinking perhaps Cytinus sanguineus, in Cytinaceae, but can find only photos of pistillate flowers, and these are staminate. Descriptions do say the "staminal column sticks out of the flower." But I'm guessing here. Anyone know for sure? thanks. I don't know for sure, but I get an impression of a "scroph"-like tubular corolla in your photograph. Perhaps it's Hyobanche sanguinea? [botanists seem fond of naming red-flowered S. African parasites "sanguinea" and "sanguineus"] This looks pretty similar to yours: http://www.parasiticplants.siu.edu/S...che_sang1.JPEG partly excavated: http://www.parasiticplants.siu.edu/S...che_sang2.JPEG cheers |
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