Die harige gousiektebossie (Vangueria pygmaea Schltr.) is 'n ondergrondse boom wat inheem aan Suid-Afrika is en in KwaZulu-Natal, die oostelike Vrystaat, Noord-Wes, Mpumalanga, Gauteng en Limpopo voorkom. Op die SANBI-rooilys is dit as veilig gelys.[1]
Dit word ook in eSwatini, Zambia, Malawi en Zimbabwe aangetref. Dit is 'n struikie van 5 tot 25 cm hoog. Die jong stingels is behaard, maar die ouer stammetjies het 'n boombas met fyn groefies. Dit kry vrugte wat peervormig is 1,5 tot 1,7 cm in deursnee en wat geelbruin tot swart in kleur is.[2]
Dit is een van ses spesies wat gousiekte kan veroorsaak.
Die harige gousiektebossie (Vangueria pygmaea Schltr.) is 'n ondergrondse boom wat inheem aan Suid-Afrika is en in KwaZulu-Natal, die oostelike Vrystaat, Noord-Wes, Mpumalanga, Gauteng en Limpopo voorkom. Op die SANBI-rooilys is dit as veilig gelys.
Dit word ook in eSwatini, Zambia, Malawi en Zimbabwe aangetref. Dit is 'n struikie van 5 tot 25 cm hoog. Die jong stingels is behaard, maar die ouer stammetjies het 'n boombas met fyn groefies. Dit kry vrugte wat peervormig is 1,5 tot 1,7 cm in deursnee en wat geelbruin tot swart in kleur is.
Dit is een van ses spesies wat gousiekte kan veroorsaak.
Vangueria pygmaea is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae.
It is a small (5–15 cm) geofrutex, usually with a long rhizome. Because of these rhizomes, the species often reproduces clonally with as a consequence that many seemingly individual plants occur together. In winter no above ground parts are present, but in spring the densely pubescent leaves appear. Inflorescences are found at ground-level and are densely setose. Flowers are 5-merous and are white. Mature fruits are yellow-brown, round and around 1.5 cm large.
This species is easily confused with the more rare Vangueria thamnus, which is identical except for the absence of an indumentum. It is also similar to and occurs together with Pygmaeothamnus zeyheri, but this species has glabrous, shiny leaves that are organized in whorls of 3 or 4.
The species is found in Malawi, Tanzania, South Africa, Eswatini, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. It grows in open grasslands, often on higher altitudes with a cooler climate.
It is related to the African medlar, Vangueria infausta, which is known for its edible fruits. Therefore, fruits of Vangueria pygmaea can be eaten too, however, this is not generally done.
The species is known to harbour endophytic Burkholderia bacteria and is known to cause gousiekte, a cardiotoxicosis of ruminants characterised by heart failure four to eight weeks after ingestion of certain rubiaceous plants.[1]
Vangueria pygmaea is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae.
Vangueria pygmaea là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Thiến thảo. Loài này được Schltr. miêu tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1897.[1]
Vangueria pygmaea là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Thiến thảo. Loài này được Schltr. miêu tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1897.
