Notobubon gummiferum (L.) Magee

Species

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Characteristics

Slender to robust shrub or small tree, 1.5-5.0 m tall. Stem solitary, sparsely branched above ground level, branches becoming very thick and cane-like, glabrous. Leaves regularly arranged along the upper parts of the branches, (130)200-420 mm x (70)170-340 mm; blade broadly ovate, 3-to 4-pinnate. Ultimate leaflet segments narrowly ovate, 25-40 mm x 12-20 mm, decreasingly pinnatisect; base attenuate; venation pinnate; discolorous, adaxial surface dark green, abaxial surface silvery and glaucous; lobes narrowly oblong to oblong, flat, 5-20 mm x 2-3 mm, margins entire; terminal lobes 2-3 times longer than adjacent lateral lobes. Petioles up to 150 mm long, sheathing at the base only. Inflorescence short (less than 1.5 times as long as the diameter of the primary umbel), with 2-4 lateral umbels. Primary umbel with (18)25-41 rays, orbicular; bracts linear to lanceolate, apex acuminate, glabrous; rays (53)60-80 mm long, subequal, glabrous; bracteoles linear to lanceolate, apex acuminate, glabrous, usually shorter than raylets; raylets glabrous. Flowers with sepals minute, 0.1-0.2 mm long, apex obtuse, to acute, glabrous; petals glabrous. Fruit elliptic, 5.5-8.5 mm x 3.0-4.0 mm; mericarps homomorphic; median and lateral ribs slightly prominent; marginal ribs narrowly-winged, thick; commissural vittae broad; vallecular vittae broad; additional vittae under vascular bundles in ribs, similar in size to vallecular vittae.
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A stout herb. It grows 1 m tall. It keeps growing from year to year. The stems have furrows along them and they grow from a well developed taproot. The leaves are towards the base of the stem and are of 2 forms. The ones at the base are broadly oval and can have 3 lobes. They have teeth. The leaves on the stem are narrow. The flowers are in groups with equal length stalks.
Small tree, 1.5-5.0 m high. Leaves distichous, discolorous, upper surface dark green, lower surface silvery glaucous. Primary umbel often multiradiate, shortly pedunculate. Flowering time Sept.-Nov. Fruit 5.5-8.5 mm long, outline elliptic, marginal wings thick and narrow, glabrous; vittae 11 in each mericarp (2 in commissure usually very broad).
Like N. tenuifolium but larger shrub or small tree up to 5 m, leaves discolorous, silvery and glaucous below, leaflet lobes broader and more congested. Fruit elliptic, > 5.5 mm long.
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Mature height (meter) 1.5 - 5.0
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It is a Mediterranean climate plant.
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Usage

The roots have been used to make an alcoholic drink.
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Edible roots
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Distribution

Notobubon gummiferum world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77090275-1
WFO ID wfo-0000509849
COL ID 47V7C
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Synonyms

Ruthea gummifera Selinum gummiferum Notobubon gummiferum Agasyllis gummifera Bubon gummiferum Bubon hypoleucus Bubon tenuifolius Oreoselinum glaucum Seseli hypoleucum Peucedanum gummiferum Annesorhiza gummifera Peucedanum hypoleucum Glia gummifera Pimpinella capensis Bubon gummifer Sison capense Oreoselinum uliginosum var. glaucum Peucedanum tenuifolium var. hypoleucum