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Brunia (plant)
''Brunia'' is a genus of shrubs of the family Bruniaceae, native to the cape region of South Africa. Taxonomy The genus was described by Carl Linnaeus and published in ''Species Plantarum'' 1: 199 in the year 1753. The type species is ''Brunia paleacea'' P.J.Bergius, Descriptiones Plantarum ex Capite Bonae Spei, 56. (1767) The name ''Brunia'' is thought to have been derived from the apothecary, Dr Cornelis Brun, who travelled in Russia and the Levant, although it could also be in commemoration of Dr Alexander Brown, a ship's surgeon and a collector who worked in the East Indies around 1690.Umberto Quattrocchi Species *'' Brunia africana'' Burm.f. *'' Brunia angulata'' *'' Brunia barnardii'' *'' Brunia bullata'' *'' Brunia callunoides'' *'' Brunia compacta'' *'' Brunia cordata'' *'' Brunia dregeana'' *'' Brunia esterhuyseniae'' *'' Brunia fragarioides'' *'' Brunia laevis'' *'' Brunia latebracteata'' *'' Brunia macrocephala'' *'' Brunia microphylla'' *'' Brunia monogyna'' *'' Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruniaceae
Bruniaceae is a family of shrubs native to the cape region of South Africa. They are mostly restricted to the Cape Province, but a small number of species occur in KwaZulu-Natal. Description Species belonging to the Bruniaceae are heath-like shrubs. They have small, hard, scaly leaves that are alternate but regularly set and overlapping. A distinct character is the minute black tip of the leaves when these are young. The inflorescence is a dense spike or spherical flowerhead with up to 400 flowers at the end of the stems. Individual flowers are tube-shaped and hermaphrodite, there are five sepals which may be free or connected at their rim, while the ovary sits under the other parts of the flower. The fruit is dry when ripe, opens with two or four valves and contains fleshy seeds. Taxonomy In the APG II taxonomy they are placed in the order Lamiales, but a 2008 study suggested that they are sister to the Columelliaceae, and the Angiosperm Phylogeny Website proposes incorporatin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brunia Noduliflora
''Brunia noduliflora'', commonly called the cone stompie in English or in Afrikaans, is an evergreen shrub native to South Africa. Description ''Brunia noduliflora'' has a woody rootstock from which many stems sprout. Their ericoid leaves are stalkless and resemble triangular or lance-shaped overlapping scales. Their spherical, cream inflorescences have long stamens, giving them a "fluffy" appearance. These flowers are short-lived, but their globose grey-brown seedheads are more persistent. Range ''Brunia noduliflora'' is endemic to the southern and southwestern Cape of Africa. It is common from the Olifants River Mountains to Piketberg, the Cape Peninsula, Jonkershoek, Hottentots Holland Mountains, and the Kogelberg through to the Hermanus and Elim. It can also be found around the Van Stadens Mountains and around Uitenhage. Habitat This shrub is found on hills and rocky sandstone slopes. Ecology ''Brunia noduliflora'' is endemic to fynbos grassland where periodic fires a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |