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Zygophyllum stapffii

Zygophyllum stapffii, synonym Tetraena stapffii, (Afrikaans: daalderplant, English: dollar bush) is a species of flowering bush endemic to Namibia.[1] As of January 2025, 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]

  • Flowers up close
    Flowers up close
  • Full bush
    Full bush

References

  1. ^ a b "Zygophyllum stapffii Schinz". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2025-02-03.
  2. ^ "Tetraena stapfii (Schinz) Beier & Thulin". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2025-02-03.
  3. ^ "Zygophyllum stapffii Schinz". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 2025-02-03.
  4. ^ "EOL". Encyclopedia of Life. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.