Bachmannia woodii

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Bachmannia woodii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Capparaceae
Genus: Bachmannia
Pax (1897)
Species:
B. woodii
Binomial name
Bachmannia woodii
(Oliv.) Gilg (1904)
Synonyms [1]

Species synonymy

  • Bachmannia major Pax (1897), nom. nud.
  • Bachmannia minor Pax (1897), nom. nud.
  • Maerua woodii (Oliv.) T.Durand & Schinz (1898)
  • Niebuhria woodii Oliv. (1882)

Bachmannia is a monotypic genus of flowering plant in the family Capparaceae with the sole member being Bachmannia woodii, (Xhosa: Umtswantswantsa) [2] the four-finger bush. [3] It is native to southeastern Africa. [3]

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Etymology

The taxon name "Bachmannia" is named after Dr Frans Ewald Bachmann, a German naturalist and medical practitioner. [2] [3]

Description

This plant is a small, shrub-like tree that can grow to reach between 1.5–3 m (4 ft 11 in – 9 ft 10 in) tall. It has a light brown bark. [3] [4]

The flowers are pink and bell-shaped. [3] [4]

Distribution

This plant can be found in southern Mozambique, EmaMpondweni and the KwaZulu-Natal region. This species is located in coastal forests, usually occurring on sandstone. It prefers to live at lower elevations. [3] [4]

References

  1. "Bachmannia woodii". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  2. 1 2 Quattrocchi, Umberto (2017-11-22). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology. Routledge. ISBN   978-1-351-45712-5.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Bachmannia woodii". pza.sanbi.org. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
  4. 1 2 3 "Bachmannia woodii in Global Plants on JSTOR". plants.jstor.org. Retrieved 2020-10-05.