Chasmatophyllum stanleyi (L.Bolus) H.E.K.Hartmann

Species

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Characteristics

Perennial, caespitose, dwarf shrublet, up to 0.15 m high, branches upright, nodes tinged white at top, clearly demarcated, roots thick, woody. Leaves trigonous, keel with a prominent tooth, margins occasionally toothed, rough with white warts and tannin idioblasts. Flowers solitary, yellow with reddish apex, opening in afternoon. Flowering time spring to late summer. Capsules with covering membranes complete or reduced, closing body absent, expanding keels parallel for most part, valve wings very broad.
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Low, succulent shrub, 70-90 mm tall, with a stout thick woody ± 15 mm wide rootstock, branches ascending, internodes up to 7 mm diam. at base. Leaves trigonous, 10-13 x 3 mm, up to 4 mm thick, keel with a prominent recurved tooth below apex, margins occasionally with a tooth on each side, epidermal cells raised. Flowers solitary, 20-24 mm diam., yellow, on branches protruding above plant. Fruit without closing bodies, valve wings very broad, 5-locular.
Low, succulent shrub, 7-9 cm, with stout, woody rootstock, branches ascending, internodes basally to 7 mm diam. Leaves trigonous, keel with prominent, recurved tooth below apex, epidermis cells raised, 10-13 mm long, 3 mm broad, to 4 mm thick. Flowers solitary, 20-24 mm diam., flowering branches protruding above plants, yellow. Fruit valve wings very broad, 5-locular.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Mature height (meter) 0.11 - 0.12
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

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Distribution

Chasmatophyllum stanleyi world distribution map, present in South Africa

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WFO ID wfo-0000599908
COL ID TQ3G
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Synonyms

Chasmatophyllum stanleyi Hereroa stanleyi Mesembryanthemum stanleyi