Adromischus maculatus Lem.

Species

Angiosperms > Saxifragales > Crassulaceae > Adromischus

Characteristics

Perennials with decumbent to prostrate stems up to 0.15 m long, little branched, with fibrous roots. Leaves obovate to oblanceolate, (25-)30-70(-100) x (15-)20-35(-40) mm, usually abruptly cuneate but rarely subpetiolate, rounded or obtuse and often mucronate, dorsiventrally flattened and with horny margin right around leaf, green, grey-green to greyish brown and usually with dark purple spots. Inflorescence a thyrse with 1(-2)-flowered cymes, 0.2-0.35 m long, grey-green; pedicels (1-)2-3(-4) mm long. Buds terete, gradually tapering towards apex, spreading. Calyx 1.5-2.5 mm long, grey-green. Corolla with cylindrical tube 8-11 mm long, pale yellowish green; lobes lanceolate-triangular, 2.5-5 mm long, acute, rough and with club-shaped trichomes mainly around throat, white or tinged pale pink with mauve margins. Anthers included. Squamae oblong, rarely almost square, 1-1.3 x 0.8-1 mm, emarginate, slightly broadening towards base.
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Perennial succulent, little branched, decumbent to prostrate ± 0.15 m high; roots fibrous. Leaves obovate to oblanceolate, 30-70 x 20-35 mm, abruptly cuneate, apex rounded or obtuse, horny margins all around, grey-green with purple spots. Inflorescence a thyrse, 0.20-0.35 m long with 1-or 2-flowered cymes. Buds terete, tapering to apex, spreading. Corolla with cylindrical tube 8-11 mm long, pale yellowish green; lobes lanceolate-triangular, 2.5-5.0 mm long, acute, rough, club-shaped trichomes around throat, white or tinged pink with mauve margins. Squamae oblong, almost square, slightly emarginate, broadest at middle. Flowering time Oct.-Jan.
Like A. triflorus but marginal ridge of leaf continuing to base.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.55 - 0.75
Mature height (meter) 0.13 - 0.33
Root system fibrous-root
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 6-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 6-7
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -7
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Adromischus maculatus unspecified picture

Distribution

Adromischus maculatus world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:272153-1
WFO ID wfo-0000521365
COL ID 65632
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Adromischus maculatus Cotyledon maculata Adromischus mucronatus Cotyledon alternans