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Catophractes alexandri, the only species in the genus Catophractes, is a spiny shrub or small tree up to 3m tall, belonging to the family Bignoniaceae
The Trumpet thorn, Catophractes alexandri, is a hardy, semi-deciduous, much-branched succulent shrub, or small tree with long slender spines.
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The Catophractes Alexandri (Trumpet Thorn) is a very popular food source of black rhino in Namibia.
Catophractes alexandri is a monotypic genus in the Bignoniaceae, the mostly tropical trumpet vine family to which other familiar cultivated plants such as ...
Feb 11, 2022 ˇ A spiny shrub or small tree up to 3m tall, belonging to the family Bignoniaceae and occurring in the hot, low-rainfall regions of Namibia, the Northern Cape, ...
Spiny shrub or very small tree armed with slender straight spines. Leaves in fascicles, sometimes opposite, densely covered in silvery-grey hairs, oblong; ...
Species Catophractes alexandri D. Don (Trumpet-thorn) ; Characteristics: shrub, large trumpet-shaped white flowers, sometimes slightly pink, hairy blue-grey ...
Catophractes alexandri has a restricted range in South Africa, but is not threatened. It is widespread outside South Africa. Distribution. Endemism. Not ...
The native range of this species is Angola to S. Africa. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.
Catophractes alexandri D.Don LC. Common name(s). Trumpet thorn. Synonym(s). 2. Genus. Catophractes. Family. Bignoniaceae. Flora. World flora. 14observations.