Watchtower Peak to Houw Hoek Inn
Observed by Karen Watkins
on 20th April 2013
on 20th April 2013
(Added to iSpot on 24th April 2013)
Picture taken by Graham Bellairs
Location: N2, Greater Hermanus
Other observations of Red Capecob (Mystropetalon thomii)
Comments
Snail?
24 April 2013 - 12:19pm — tony rebelo
Why did you make this a snail observation ??
(see http://ispot.org.za/species_dictionary/Achatinoidea )
Fantastic piccies...
24 April 2013 - 1:05pm — Prix Burgoyne
Thanx for sharing.
Darn I'm never there when they flower.
Did they smell?
Also if you want more info...
24 April 2013 - 1:09pm — Prix Burgoyne
Flowering time
9 May 2013 - 1:29am — Riaan Stals
Referring to http://ispot.org.za/node/160119#comment-54936, he stated the obvious, "This observation was flowering in April", and went to fetch another avocado.
-- Beetledude
Notes:
Parasite on Protea and Leucadendron.
Pollinated by birds (and possibly rodents?)
Seed dispersed by ants!
Has been described as 3 species, but only one species currently upheld in the genus.
Described from the Hex to Peninsula and Hangklip to Riversdale (Cape Plants), but in 15 years of atlassing proteas I have only seen it at Houwhoek to Kleinmond.
Only member of Balanophoraceae in the Cape Flora, although there are other genera and species in s Africa
(see http://ispot.org.za/species_dictionary/Balanophoraceae - and child members).
More on the family at (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balanophoraceae).
Again (after a few years of dissension) thought to be related to the Rootthugs and Mistletoes (see http://ispot.org.za/species_dictionary/Santalales)