Conophytum acutum L.Bolus

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Aizoaceae > Ruschioideae > Conophytum

Characteristics

Single-bodied geophyte, rarely sparsely clustered, up to 10 mm diam. Leaf-pairs succulent, up to 15 mm long, 8 mm diam., shaped like a fat pear, only truncate, windowed tip exposed. Epidermis smooth, dull or shining green, reddish toward spring, deliquescing by summer. Flowers nocturnal, scented, long-tubed, petals almost wholly fused, ivory. Fruit with axile placentation.
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Germination duration (days) 10 - 40
Germination temperacture (C°) 23 - -18
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Distribution

Conophytum acutum world distribution map, present in South Africa

Conservation status

Conophytum acutum threat status: Critically Endangered

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Synonyms

Conophytum acutum Ophthalmophyllum acutum