Pteronia fastigiata Thunb.

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Synonyms: Pteronia decumbens Banks ex S.Moore
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Status: Native
Description:
For descriptions see World Flora Online
Type location:
South Africa
Notes: Listed for Mozambique by Da Silva, Izidine & Amude in SABONET 30, 2004: 34.
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Habitat: Stony clay slopes.
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Worldwide distribution: Mozambique and South Africa.
FZ divisions: N,Z
Growth form(s): Perennial, shrub under 2 m.
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Literature:

Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 34.


Other sources of information about Pteronia fastigiata:

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Pteronia fastigiata
African Plant Database: Pteronia fastigiata
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Pteronia fastigiata
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Pteronia fastigiata
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Pteronia fastigiata
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Pteronia fastigiata
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Pteronia fastigiata
JSTOR Plant Science: Pteronia fastigiata
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Pteronia fastigiata
Plants of the World Online: Pteronia fastigiata
Tropicos: Pteronia fastigiata
Wikipedia: Pteronia fastigiata


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2007-26

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2026). Flora of Mozambique: Species information: Pteronia fastigiata.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=262350, retrieved 3 June 2026

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