Monsonia angustifoliaE.Mey ex A.Rich. [family GERANIACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet,
Related name
Monsonia burkeana
Monsonia angustifolia
Monsonia biflora
Flora
Entry for MONSONIA biflora DC. [family GERANIACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Capensis
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora Capensis, Vol 1, page 254, (1894) Author: (By W. H. HARVEY).
Names
MONSONIA bifloraDC. [family GERANIACEAE], Prod. 1. p. 638;—DC. Prod 1. p. 638.
MONSONIA angustifoliaE. Mey. [family GERANIACEAE], ! Hochst. Pl. Abyss!
Information
annual, erect, much-branched; leaves on short petioles, linear-oblong, obtuse, cuneate at base, crenate; stipules pungent; peduncles short, 2–4 bracteate, generally 2-flowered; petals entire. A much-branched, hairy annual, with narrower leaves, shorter petioles and peduncles, and smaller flowers than M. ovata.
Range
It is found also in Abyssinia.
Distribution
SOUTH AFRICA Dry hills of the Eastern and N. Eastern districts; Caffraria and Port Natal. (Herb. T.C.D., Hook., Sond.)
