Freylinia tropica
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Freylinia tropica S.Moore |
Freylinia tropica is a Southern African shrub with lax, spreading branches and found in the Northern Province of South Africa and Zimbabwe.
Named after the botanist, Pietro Lorenzo, the last Count of Freylino, owner of a famous garden at Buttigliera d'Asti near Marengo in Italy in the early 19th century.
[edit] Relationships
South African species:
- Freylinia crispa
- Freylinia decurrens
- Freylinia densiflora
- Freylinia lanceolata
- Freylinia tropica
- Freylinia undulata
- Freylinia visseri
- Freylinia vlokii