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''Pteronia paniculata'' ("Gombos" or "gum-bush") is a species of
This aromatic species has sticky leaves but, unlike some other ''
This species is widespread, occurring from Namibia to the Robertson Karoo in the south, as well as eastwards into the
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
in the family Asteraceae
The family Asteraceae, alternatively Compositae, consists of over 32,000 known species of flowering plants in over 1,900 genera within the order Asterales. Commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family, Compositae w ...
, indigenous to the Karoo
The Karoo ( ; from the Afrikaans borrowing of the South Khoekhoe !Orakobab or Khoemana word ''ǃ’Aukarob'' "Hardveld") is a semi-desert natural region of South Africa. No exact definition of what constitutes the Karoo is available, so its ext ...
regions of South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...
.
Description
This aromatic species has sticky leaves but, unlike some other ''Pteronia
''Pteronia'' ("resin daisies") is a genus of evergreen, woody perennial plants assigned to the family Asteraceae with currently 76 described species. Like in almost all Asteraceae, the individual flowers are 5-merous, small and clustered in typi ...
'' species, the flowers are not sticky.
It has slender, furrowed, needle, incurved, green leaves, held in opposite pairs.
It forms clusters of flowers (several capitula) at the tips of its branches. This helps to distinguish it from the otherwise similar species ''Pteronia pallens
''Pteronia pallens'' ("Scholtzbos" or "Aasvoëlbos / Witbas") is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, indigenous to the Karoo regions of South Africa. Its natural habitat is dry, rocky slopes. It often cooccurs with its close re ...
''.
Distribution
This species is widespread, occurring from Namibia to the Robertson Karoo in the south, as well as eastwards into the Eastern Cape
The Eastern Cape is one of the provinces of South Africa. Its capital is Bhisho, but its two largest cities are East London and Gqeberha.
The second largest province in the country (at 168,966 km2) after Northern Cape, it was formed in ...
.
Its natural habitat is dry, rocky apronveld and it is extremely common. Due to its being inedible for livestock, it achieves unnatural densities in areas that are overgrazed.
It often cooccurs with its close relatives, ''Pteronia pallens
''Pteronia pallens'' ("Scholtzbos" or "Aasvoëlbos / Witbas") is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, indigenous to the Karoo regions of South Africa. Its natural habitat is dry, rocky slopes. It often cooccurs with its close re ...
'' or ''Pteronia incana
''Pteronia incana'' ("Asbos" or "ash-bush") is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, indigenous to the Karoo regions of South Africa.
Description
This species has small, light grey, woolly, fragrant leaves, and forms a low, de ...
''.J.Vlok & A.Schutte-Vlok (2010) ''Plants of the Klein Karoo''. Umdaus, Hatfield.
References
paniculata Flora of the Cape Provinces Least concern plants Plants described in 1800 Flora of Namibia {{Astereae-stub