WorldFloraDB - Conophytum uviforme

Characteristics

Clusters up to 200 mm diam. Leaf-pairs succulent, up to 25 mm long, 25 mm diam., inversely pear-shaped to globose, apex usually ± bilobed. Epidermis greyish green to ochre or reddish, spotted, tear-dropped, or streaked, markings often prominent, shining. Flowers nocturnal, scented, petals white to pale yellow or amber, often with red tips.

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Flowers nocturnal. Succulent perennial forming mats or domes. Leaf bodies 8-25 mm long, subglobose, sometimes flattened, glabrous or slightly papillate, often streaked or lined, sheath brownish grey, persistent. Flowers nocturnal, white to pink or yellow. Fruits 5-or 6-locular.

Life form	perennial
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Growth support	free-standing
Foliage retention	evergreen
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Mature height (meter)	0.02 - 0.05
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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days)	10 - 40
Germination temperacture (C°)	23 - -18
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