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Braunsia geminata (Haw.) L.Bolus

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Aizoaceae > Ruschioideae > Braunsia

Characteristics

Leaves connate below. Leaf blades shorter than connate sheath. Cushion-forming, succulent shrublet to 10 cm. Leaves trigonous, keel and margin cartilaginous, shiny, glaucous, to 11 mm long, 5 mm broad and thick, sheaths to 6 mm long. Flowers solitary, pink, to 24 mm diam., bracteoles clasping pedicel. Capsules 5-locular.
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Erect, succulent shrub, 200-300 mm tall. Leaves sharply 3-angled, 10-20 x 5-6 mm, smooth. Flowers solitary, bracteoles enclosed in uppermost leaves, petals pink to magenta. Fruit 5-locular, with valve wings, without closing bodies.
Dwarf, woody perennial, with ascending branches to 15 cm long. Leaves erect, trigonous, united in lower half, scarcely gaping above, smooth. Flowers solitary, white, to 40 mm diam. Fruits woody, 5-locular.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Distribution

Braunsia geminata world distribution map, present in South Africa

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WFO ID wfo-0000571872
COL ID N8FK
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Synonyms

Mesembryanthemum mathewsii Braunsia geminata Echinus mathewsii Braunsia geminata Mesembryanthemum geminatum Ruschia polita Echinus geminatus
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