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Kapokbushes
Eriocephalus
Eriocephalus is a genus of African flowering plants in the daisy family.
33 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Cape Snow Bush
speciesEriocephalus africanus

Heath Kapok
speciesEriocephalus ericoides

Kapkap Kapok
speciesEriocephalus racemosus

Silver Kapok
speciesEriocephalus eximius

Headlet Kapok
speciesEriocephalus capitellatus

Boegoe Kapok
speciesEriocephalus punctulatus

Grand Kapok
speciesEriocephalus grandiflorus

Desert Kapok
speciesEriocephalus luederitzianus

Nama Kapok
speciesEriocephalus scariosus

Spiny Kapok
speciesEriocephalus spinescens

Eriocephalus ambiguus
speciesEriocephalus ambiguus

Eriocephalus pedicellaris
speciesEriocephalus pedicellaris

Minileaf Kapok
speciesEriocephalus microphyllus

Eriocephalus aromaticus
speciesEriocephalus aromaticus

Purple Kapok
speciesEriocephalus purpureus

Fine Kapok
speciesEriocephalus tenuipes

Eriocephalus macroglossus
speciesEriocephalus macroglossus

Shortleaf Kapok
speciesEriocephalus brevifolius

Eriocephalus karooicus
speciesEriocephalus karooicus

Eriocephalus pauperrimus
speciesEriocephalus pauperrimus

Mountain Kapokbush
speciesEriocephalus tenuifolius

Eriocephalus longifolius
speciesEriocephalus longifolius

Eriocephalus dinteri
speciesEriocephalus dinteri

Eriocephalus kingesii
speciesEriocephalus kingesii

Eriocephalus namaquensis
speciesEriocephalus namaquensis
Eriocephalus merxmuelleri
speciesEriocephalus merxmuelleri

Eriocephalus decussatus
speciesEriocephalus decussatus

Eriocephalus pinnatus
speciesEriocephalus pinnatus

Eriocephalus microcephalus
speciesEriocephalus microcephalus
Eriocephalus giessii
speciesEriocephalus giessii
Eriocephalus glandulosus
speciesEriocephalus glandulosus
Eriocephalus tuberculosus
speciesEriocephalus tuberculosus
Eriocephalus klinghardtensis
speciesEriocephalus klinghardtensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries

History of Rare Plants of Pannonia
Carolus Clusius · 1576 · p.742

Six Groups of the History of Plants
Rembert Dodoens · 1583 · p.732

History of Rare Plants Observed in Pannonia
Carolus Clusius · 1583 · p.671

History of Rare Plants
Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.530

Rariorum Plantarum Historia (with Fungorum Historia)
Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.536
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 183493.