Plants photographed elsewhere in Namibia (not on Kyffhäuser)
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Acanthosicyos horridus Welw. ex Hook.f.


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Acanthosicyos horridus

Image 1
Flower
05 Jul 2006

Acanthosicyos horridus

Image 2
Young plant
27 May 2006

Acanthosicyos horridus

Image 3
Fruit and spiny stems
20 Mar 2007

Acanthosicyos horridus

Image 4
Habit
29 Jun 2015

Acanthosicyos horridus

Image 5
Dried fruit and pip
29 Jun 2015

Acanthosicyos horridus

Image 6
Flower
29 Jun 2015



Family: Cucurbitaceae
Full name: Acanthosicyos horridus Welw. ex Hook.f.
ID status: Fairly certain
Afrikaans common name(s): Narra, Botterpitte, Botterpits
English common name(s): Nara, Nara bush, Butternut, Butterpits
Synonym(s): Acanthosicyos horrida Welw.
Status: Near-endemic
Description: -
Link(s) African Plant Database
JSTOR Plant Science
Kew Herbarium Catalogue
BGBM Berlin-Dahlem - Virtual Herbarium
Züricher Herbarien
iNaturalist (Namibia / Alex Dreyer)
iNaturalist (Namibia)
iNaturalist (southern Africa)
Flora of Zimbabwe
Fleurs de notre Terre - Galerie Namibie
Tree Atlas of Namibia
Content last updated: 18 Apr 2024


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