Adromischus leucophyllus Uitewaal

Species

Angiosperms > Saxifragales > Crassulaceae > Adromischus

Characteristics

Perennials with suberect to decumbent branches up to 0.1 m long, usually much branched, with fibrous roots. Leaves oblanceolate to obovate or orbicular, (16-)20-30(-35) x 15-25(-30) mm, abruptly cuneate, usually rounded at apex, dorsiventrally flattened and with distinct horny margin right around leaf, whitish green and with a thick bloom and sometimes with a few darker markings. Inflorescence a spike-like thyrse with 1(-4)-flowered cymes, 0.2-0.35 m long, whitish green; pedicel 5-15 mm long. Buds terete and slightly grooved longitudinally, gradually tapering towards apex, at first stiffly erect, later spreading. Calyx 2-2.5 mm long, white and powdery. Corolla with cylindrical tube slightly widened at mouth, 11-13 mm long, white or pale pink; lobes lanceolate-triangular, 3-5 mm long, acute, papillose and with club-shaped trichomes mainly towards throat, white with pink median band. Anthers included. Squamae about square, 1-1.2 mm long and broad, slightly emarginate, broadest at about the middle or below.
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Succulent perennial to 35 cm. Leaves suborbicular, covered with white, waxy bloom. Flowers in a spicate cyme, white, cylindric, grooved, lobes ovate, anthers included.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Images

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Distribution

Adromischus leucophyllus world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:272150-1
WFO ID wfo-0000521362
COL ID 655QQ
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Synonyms

Adromischus leucophyllus