Capesaffrons
Gnidia
Gnidia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Thymelaeaceae. It is distributed in tropical and southern Africa and Madagascar; more than half of all the species are endemic to South Africa. Gnidia was named for Knidos, an Ancient Greek city located in modern-day Turkey.
These are perennial herbs and shrubs, sometimes with rhizomes. Most species have alternately arranged leaves, and a few have opposite leaves. The leaves are undivided and unlobed. The inflorescence is a head of a few to many flowers. The calyx is cylindrical and the colored lobes may alternate with the petals; some species lack petals. Many species are similar in appearance and difficult to tell apart.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Yellow Capesaffron
speciesGnidia juniperifolia
Needle Capesaffron
speciesGnidia pinifolia
Bark Capesaffron
speciesGnidia oppositifolia
saffron bush
speciesGnidia squarrosa
saffron bush
speciesGnidia anomala
Lax Capesaffron
speciesGnidia laxa
Hairyflower Capesaffron
speciesGnidia tomentosa
Gold Capesaffron
speciesGnidia chrysophylla
Silky Capesaffron
speciesGnidia sericea
Prickly Capesaffron
speciesGnidia styphelioides
Pink Capesaffron
speciesGnidia penicillata
Dune Capesaffron
speciesGnidia spicata
Gnidia ornata
speciesGnidia ornata
Scruffy Capesaffron
speciesGnidia nodiflora
Gnidia denudata
speciesGnidia denudata
Shy Capesaffron
speciesGnidia humilis
Tile Capesaffron
speciesGnidia imbricata
Gnidia caniflora
speciesGnidia caniflora
Gnidia simplex
speciesGnidia simplex
Leathery Capesaffron
speciesGnidia coriacea
Gnidia woodii
speciesGnidia woodii
Gnidia gymnostachya
speciesGnidia gymnostachya
Gnidia daphnifolia
speciesGnidia daphnifolia
Gnidia tenella
speciesGnidia tenella
Gnidia chrysantha
speciesGnidia chrysantha
Gnidia phaeotricha
speciesGnidia phaeotricha
Gnidia fourcadei
speciesGnidia fourcadei
Gnidia geminiflora
speciesGnidia geminiflora
Gnidia leipoldtii
speciesGnidia leipoldtii
Gnidia obtusissima
speciesGnidia obtusissima
Gnidia linoides
speciesGnidia linoides
Gnidia aberrans
speciesGnidia aberrans
Gnidia inconspicua
speciesGnidia inconspicua
Gnidia meyeri
speciesGnidia meyeri
Warty Capesaffron
speciesGnidia nana
Gnidia propinqua
speciesGnidia propinqua
Gnidia francisci
speciesGnidia francisci
Gnidia gilbertae
speciesGnidia gilbertae
Yellowcross Capesaffron
speciesGnidia galpinii
Gnidia polystachya
speciesGnidia polystachya
Gnidia baurii
speciesGnidia baurii
Gnidia linearifolia
speciesGnidia linearifolia
Gnidia sonderiana
speciesGnidia sonderiana
Gnidia involucrata
speciesGnidia involucrata
Gnidia compacta
speciesGnidia compacta
Gnidia linearis
speciesGnidia linearis
Gnidia fastigiata
speciesGnidia fastigiata
Gnidia clavata
speciesGnidia clavata
Gnidia cyanea
speciesGnidia cyanea
Gnidia setosa
speciesGnidia setosa
Gnidia scabra
speciesGnidia scabra
Gnidia sparsiflora
speciesGnidia sparsiflora
Gnidia gnidioides
speciesGnidia gnidioides
Gnidia myrtifolia
speciesGnidia myrtifolia
Gnidia mollis
speciesGnidia mollis
Gnidia madagascariensis
speciesGnidia madagascariensis
Gnidia variabilis
speciesGnidia variabilis
Gnidia bojeriana
speciesGnidia bojeriana
Gnidia insignis
speciesGnidia insignis
Gnidia nitida
speciesGnidia nitida
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 136354.