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Dorstenia ellenbeckiana
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Section |
Acauloma |
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Type
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Herb |
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Body |
Tuberous, light brown, partially till halfway above ground,
apple shaped. Has markings of former roots on the surface. |
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Height |
Up to 5 cm |
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Leafs |
Large green puberous hairs, up to 18 cm long and 9 cm wide |
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Flowers |
One of the most distinct flowers of the species due to flower
colour.
Large red brown or rust brown flowers, stem up to 14,5 cm long,
flower up to 4 cm by 2,5 cm. 2 rows of appendages, outer
row larger but fewer, inner row triangular shaped short fringes. |
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Reproduction |
2 plants are needed to produce seed |
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Area |
South Ethiopia (Bale and Sidamo region) and North Kenya (Northern
Frontier Province); Acacia-Commiphora bushland, often on sandy
or rocky soil; at altitudes between 600 and 1200 m. |
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Taxonomical details |
Engler, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 33: 116. 1902. Type and references:
Fl. Trop. E. Afr., Moraceae: 43, 1989 |
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