WorldFloraDB - Conophytum obcordellum

Characteristics

Clusters up to 200 mm diam. Leaf-pairs succulent, up to 25 mm long, 30 mm diam., top-shaped to cordate, apex usually truncate, sometimes concave or ± bilobed, irregularly round to ± kidney-shaped in section. Epidermis pale white-green, glaucous, reddish, or dull grey, usually spotted, splattered, and lined with green, dark red or purple, markings often prominent, shining as if enamelled. Flowers nocturnal, single or in delayed cymes of 3, strongly scented, petals white, pale yellow, amber, pink or rich smoky magenta, often with red tips.

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Flowers nocturnal. Succulent perennial, forming dense mats or cushions, sometimes single or double. Leaf bodies 8-20 mm diam., round, elliptic, reniform or roughly hexagonal in outline, spotted and streaked, sheath papery, whitish to rusty brown, densely spotted, persistent.

Life form

perennial

Growth form

-

Growth support

free-standing

Foliage retention

evergreen

Sexuality

-

Pollination

-

Spread

-

Mature width (meter)

- 0.1

Mature height (meter)

0.01 - 0.02

Root system

-

Rooting depth (meter)

-

Root diameter (meter)

-

Flower color

Blooming months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Fruit color

-

Fruiting months

-

Nitrogen fixer

-

Photosynthetic pathway

-

Environment

Light
Soil humidity
Soil texture
Soil acidity
Soil nutriment	-
Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.

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