Antimima maxwellii (L.Bolus) H.E.K.Hartmann

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Aizoaceae > Ruschioideae > Antimima

Characteristics

Dwarf, caespitose shrublet, up to 0.2 m high, fibrous, thick taproot tapering to an apex, long shoots formed in favourable conditions from a compact center. Leaves borne upright, one pair forming a sheath enclosing base of subsequent leaf pair, glaucous with darker tannin idioblasts, apex blunt. Flowers solitary; petals pink with central red stripe; anthers arranged in central cone over stigmas. Flowering time June-Dec. Capsules 5-locular with large white closing bodies.
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Leaves moderately fused, old leaves not forming a sheath. Robust shrublet to 6 cm, with branches to 9 mm diam. Leaves enclosing internodes, ascending, mucronate, 17 mm long, sheath 3 mm long. Flowers solitary, stalked, pink, 20 mm diam.
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Distribution

Antimima maxwellii world distribution map, present in South Africa

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WFO ID wfo-0000538987
COL ID 5VLF9
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Synonyms

Antimima maxwellii Mesembryanthemum maxwellii Ruschia maxwellii