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Pentzia tortuosa (DC.) Fenzl ex Harv. & Sond.

fruit type

Kubitzki et al
achenes
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PO_0030107

Definition: a fruit which develops from a carpel or gyneocium and at maturity comprises a dry exocarp, a dry mesocarp, and a dry endocarp that are connected to a seed coat by a funicle

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geographic distribution

South Africa Species List
South Africa
URI: http://www.geonames.org/953987

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native range includes

Kubitzki et al
Southern Africa
URI: http://www.geonames.org/9406051

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plant growth form

Kubitzki et al
shrub
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0900034

Definition: whole plant frutescent, bush, shrub

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