Aloinopsis luckhoffii (L.Bolus) L.Bolus

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Aizoaceae > Ruschioideae > Aloinopsis

Characteristics

Compact, dwarf succulent, with an irregularly thickened rootstock, with 2 or 3 leaf-pairs to a branch, forming a rosette. Leaves fat, triangular, almost as thick as broad, with pearl-like warts up to 1 mm diam., 16-18 x 10-11 mm, 6-7 mm thick. Flowers without bracts, ± 25 mm diam., sepals 6, petals salmon, yellow, orange, cream, often changing from base to tip. Fruit rather flat-based, closing bodies present, valve wings broad, 8-10-locular.
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Foliage retention evergreen
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Light 7-9
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Soil texture 1-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-9

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Images

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Distribution

Aloinopsis luckhoffii world distribution map, present in South Africa

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WFO ID wfo-0000527181
COL ID 65WHH
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Synonyms

Nananthus villetii Nananthus lodewykii Nananthus setiferus Nananthus luckhoffii Titanopsis setifera Aloinopsis lodewykii Aloinopsis luckhoffii Aloinopsis setifera Aloinopsis villetii Titanopsis luckhoffii