Anacampseros telephiastrum Dc.

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Anacampserotaceae > Anacampseros

Characteristics

Succulent, perennial herb, 0.05-0.15 m high; older plants tufted, short stemmed. Leaves 10-30 mm long, ovate to roundish, acute-tipped, brownish green to purplish, lower surface not reddish, smooth or rough, papillate; bristle hairs few, ± 10 mm long. Inflorescences ± 150 mm high; peduncles stout, ± 25 mm long, 1-4-flowered; bracts regularly spaced, white, tinted brownish, long-pointed. Flowers 30-35 mm in diam., pink. Petals widely ovate. Stamens 30-45. Flowering time Nov., Dec. Seeds not angled.
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Short-stemmed, clump-forming, succulent perennial, up to 150 mm tall, with hairs and bristles always shorter than leaves. Leaves ovate, acute, 10-30 mm long, papillate. Flowers large, on stout peduncles, carmine, stamens (25-)30-45. Seeds colliculate.
Perennial herb; tufted. Leaves with blade ± 18 mm long, brownish green, papillate, axillary hairs few. Flowers: inflorescence up to 150 mm high; corolla 30-35 mm in diameter, dark pink; Dec.-Mar.
Short-stemmed succulent to 15 cm. Leaves ovate, acute, 10-30 mm long, papillate, with very short basal bristles. Flowers on stout peduncles, pink, stamens 30-45.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality -
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.15
Root system -
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Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
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Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 5-7
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 10-11

Usage

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

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) 1
Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Anacampseros telephiastrum world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:698296-1
WFO ID wfo-0000533019
COL ID 66HG7
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Anacampseros telephiastrum Anacampseros hispidula Anacampseros intermedia Anacampseros varians Anacampseros anacampseros Anacampseros rotundifolia Crassula spiralis