Biology:Relhania speciosa

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Short description: Shrublet in the daisy family from South Africa


Relhania speciosa
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R. speciosa
Binomial name
Relhania speciosa
(DC.) Harv.

Relhania speciosa is a shrublet belonging to the daisy family (Compositae or Asteraceae), indigenous to the southern Cape, South Africa .

Description

Relhania speciosa is a shrub that reaches a height of 1-2 meters (the tallest in its genus), with stiff, recurved leaves. The leaves have distinctive lines on their underside, and smooth upper surface.[1]

Distribution

It occurs in rocky, mountainous Fynbos vegetation, in the southern regions of the Western Cape Province and Eastern Cape Province, South Africa .[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15600712 entry