Hydnora abyssinica A.Br.

Parasitic herb ; up to 1 . 5 cm wide , ± irregular in shape and somewhat flattened . Stems simple or with widely spreading horizontal branches ; branches ± terete and densely covered with small conical warts . Leaves absent . Inflorescences solitary or several remotely scattered , emerging directly from the “rhizome” and branches . Flowers bisexual , (3–)4(–5)-merous , 5–25 cm long , remaining partially below ground ; perianth fleshy-coriaceous , 5–25 cm long , tube 3–4 cm in diameter , brown and roughly corky outside , pinkish inside ; perianth lobes usually 4 , appearing above ground , fully patent in wet weather and lying on the soil surface , otherwise connivent or even connate at the tip , 6–8 cm long , lanceolate , thickly fleshy , broadly channelled and glandular on the inside ; anthers continuously joined at their bases in a series of large inverted “V”s forming a wavy ring ; ovary unilocular , with numerous infolded , pendant placentas ; stigma sessile , cushion-shaped , 3–4(5)-lobed . Fruit 4-12 x 5-12 cm , subglobose , entirely subterranean , fleshy , ... often splitting irregularly at maturity , many-seeded . Seeds 1–1 . 77 mm , oblong to globose , brown . (Ref . POWO ; 2023) .

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Not Evaluated (NE)

Frequent

Hydnora abyssinica var. quinquefida Engl.
Hydnora aethiopica Decne.
Hydnora africana sensu auctt. Miller & Morris
Hydnora johannis Becc.
Hydnora solmsiana Dinter