Conophytum lydiae (H.Jacobsen) G.D.Rowley

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Aizoaceae > Ruschioideae > Conophytum

Characteristics

Solitary, double-bodied or sparsely clustered, up to 50 mm diam. Leaf-pairs succulent, up to 30 mm long, 20 mm diam., long-cylindrical, apex truncate to convex, windowed and bilobed, lobes usually short and not gaping. Epidermis purplish green to brown or green, dull or shiny, often richly reddened on sides. Flowers diurnal, scented, petals white with pink tips, solidly pink or white.
Life form perennial
Growth form -
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality -
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.02 - 0.05
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-9

Usage

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

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 10 - 40
Germination temperacture (C°) 23 - -18
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -7
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Conophytum lydiae world distribution map, present in South Africa

Conservation status

Conophytum lydiae threat status: Endangered

Identifiers

LSID -
WFO ID wfo-0000618875
COL ID XS3H
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Conophytum haramoepense Conophytum lydiae Conophytum spathulatum Ophthalmophyllum haramoepense Ophthalmophyllum lydiae Ophthalmophyllum spathulatum