Sandkambroos
Pterodiscus
Pterodiscus is a genus of plant in the Pedaliaceae family comprising several species with a native range from Ethiopia to S. Africa. The range passes through the countries of Angola, Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Plus it is found also within the Provinces of South Africa in Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal and Northern Provinces.
The genus was originally established by William Jackson Hooker from one species found in South Africa, Pterodiscus speciosus. The species was first published and described by William Jackson Hooker in Curtis's Bot. Mag. Vol.70 on table 4117 in 1844.
16 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Bushveld Sandkambroo
speciesPterodiscus speciosus
Red Sandkambroo
speciesPterodiscus cinnabarinus
Botswana Sandkambroo
speciesPterodiscus ngamicus
Golden Sandkambroo
speciesPterodiscus aurantiacus
Vivid Sandkambroo
speciesPterodiscus luridus
Pterodiscus ruspolii
speciesPterodiscus ruspolii
Mopane Sandkambroo
speciesPterodiscus elliottii
Pterodiscus angustifolius
speciesPterodiscus angustifolius
Pterodiscus kellerianus
speciesPterodiscus kellerianus
Pterodiscus coeruleus
speciesPterodiscus coeruleus
Makatini Sandkambroo
speciesPterodiscus makatiniensis
Pterodiscus brasiliensis
speciesPterodiscus brasiliensis
Pterodiscus purpureus
speciesPterodiscus purpureus
Pterodiscus saccatus
speciesPterodiscus saccatus
Pterodiscus undulatus
speciesPterodiscus undulatus
Pterodiscus somanei
speciesPterodiscus somanei
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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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 338777.