Pterodiscus speciosus

Pterodiscus speciosus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Pedaliaceae
Tribus: Pedalieae
Genus: Pterodiscus
Species: Pterodiscus speciosus

Name

Pterodiscus speciosus Hook. Bot. Mag. 70: 4117. (1844).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Harpagophytum pinnatifidum Engl. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 10: 255 (1888)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional:Southern Africa Botswana, Cape Provinces, Free State, Northern Provinces References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hooker, W.J. 1844. Curtis’s botanical magazine, comprising the plants of the Royal Gardens of Kew, and of other botanical establishments in Great Britain; with suitable descriptions. Vol. LXX [= Vol. XVII of the second series.] pp. 4048–4131. Lovell Reeve, London. BHL Reference page. ː 70: 4117. BHL

Additional references

• Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) 2003. Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: i–vi, 1–1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. ISBN 1-919795-99-5. ARK: /t50g8869c PDF (97 MB) Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Pterodiscus speciosus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 March 22. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Pterodiscus speciosus. Published online. Accessed: March 22 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. Pterodiscus speciosus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2025. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2025 March 22. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Pterodiscus speciosus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 March 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• مصرى: الزاحف المجنح
• 中文: 佛肚麻属