Colpoon compressum, Cape Point - 2008
Observation - Colpoon compressum, Cape Point - 2008 - Southern Africa. Description: From Wikipedia: Osyris compressa (Cape sumach or pruimbos) is a facultatively hemiparasitic, mainly
From Wikipedia:
Osyris compressa (Cape sumach or pruimbos) is a facultatively hemiparasitic, mainly South African plant of the sandalwood family, Santalaceae. Until recently, the favoured binomial name was Colpoon compressum, but around 2001, the genus Colpoon was included in Osyris on the basis of comparative DNA studies. That assignment is not final, however, and according to the Kew Gardens plant list, Colpoon compressum P.J.Bergius, though still in review, is the accepted name.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osyris_compressa
Monitoring plants at the Cape of Good Hope, using old species lists as our guide as well as Deon Kesting's list.
Refs were mainly Mary Maytham Kidd and Cape Plants.(2000)
2018 - added tag "myCP"
2020 Date tag added
Osyris compressa (Cape sumach or pruimbos) is a facultatively hemiparasitic, mainly South African plant of the sandalwood family, Santalaceae. Until recently, the favoured binomial name was Colpoon compressum, but around 2001, the genus Colpoon was included in Osyris on the basis of comparative DNA studies. That assignment is not final, however, and according to the Kew Gardens plant list, Colpoon compressum P.J.Bergius, though still in review, is the accepted name.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osyris_compressa
Monitoring plants at the Cape of Good Hope, using old species lists as our guide as well as Deon Kesting's list.
Refs were mainly Mary Maytham Kidd and Cape Plants.(2000)
2018 - added tag "myCP"
2020 Date tag added