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Duvernoia adhatodoides (Pistol Bush)
Pistoolbos [Afrikaans]; isipheka [Xhosa]; lothabe [Zulu]
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Duvernoia
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Duvernoia adhatodoides (Pistol Bush) in
Company Gardens, Cape Town. [photo H. Robertson, Iziko
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Perennial shrub or tree,
growing to height of 6 m. Its called the Pistol bush because the fruit,
which is a dry, club-shaped capsule, dehisces explosively making a loud crack
noise. Pollinated by carpenter bees (Xylocopa). Distribution in southern Africa:
South Africa (Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga); Mozambique.
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