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Kaoko White Seringa

Kirkia dewinteri

Also called Kaoko Kirkia, Kaoko Seringa

Family
Kirkiaceae (Kirki family)
Grows as
Tree
Native range
NW. Namibia
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Kirkia dewinteri is a small tree in the Kirkiaceae, endemic to the dry savanna of the Kaokoveld in Namibia. This rare species is found on rocky outcrops, usually growing into a 5-metre (16 ft) tall tree. Bark is yellow with blackish spots. Fruit a small woody capsule splitting into four valves.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Kirkia dewinteri by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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