ON THIS PLANT
Cladostemon kirkii (klados - a branch, stemon - a stamen), commonly known as the three-finger bush, is a small deciduous tree belonging to the Capparaceae or caper family. It is a genus that has only this one species (monotypic). It is distributed through Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Eswatini and KwaZulu-Natal in Southern Africa. The species is named after Sir John Kirk (1832-1922), David Livingstone's companion on his Zambezi expedition of 1858 and the first European collector of the plant near Tete in Mozambique.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Cladostemon
- Family
- Capparaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Tonga-kerrie
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