Zygophyllum stapffii
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Zygophyllales |
| Family: | Zygophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Zygophyllum |
| Species: | Z. stapffii
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Zygophyllum stapffii, synonym Tetraena stapffii, (Afrikaans: daalderplant, English: dollar bush) is a species of flowering bush endemic to Namibia.[1] As of January 2025[update], the specific epithet was sometimes spelt with a single f, i.e. stapfii,[2] but the International Plant Names Index spells it with double f.[3]
It grows in the Namib ecoregion along the Atlantic Ocean coast. Most of this plant's moisture comes from the morning mist. The shrub's round, coin-like leaves lend it its colloquial name: daalder is an old Dutch coin worth one and a half guilders.[4]
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Flowers up close -
Full bush
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Zygophyllum stapffii Schinz". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2025-02-03.
- ^ "Tetraena stapfii (Schinz) Beier & Thulin". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2025-02-03.
- ^ "Zygophyllum stapffii Schinz". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 2025-02-03.
- ^ "EOL". Encyclopedia of Life. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.
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