WorldFloraDB - Corpuscularia taylorii

Characteristics

Plantae 9 visae, primum dense compactae, 4-5 cm. diam., caule 4-10 mm. diam., deinde sat laxe ramosae ramulosaeque, ramis pallidis, ad 8-5 cm. longis, internodiis subpallidis, 5-15 mm. longis, ad 2 mm. diam.; folia variabilia, ascendentia vel patentia, supra ovata obtusa vel subacuta, A-8 mm. longa, ad 4 mm. lata diametroque, vel linearia acuta vel lateraliter visa obtusa, saepius 10-24 mm. longa, 5 mm. lata diametroque; flores fere sessiles, 2.6-3.2 cm. diam.; bracteae 2.5-7.5 mm. longae; receptaculum semiglobosum, ad 2 mm. longum, ad 4 mm. diam.; sepala 6, 3-5 mm. longa, saepius acuta, omnia marginata; petala 4-seriata, inferne leviter angustata, obtusa vel subtruncata, eburnea vel pallide rosea, 5-14 mm. longa, ad 1 mm. lata; staminodia subnulla; filamenta ad 5-seriata, intima apud basim dense papillata; ovarii lobi ca. ad 0.75 mm. elevati.

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Caespitosum, cum flore ad 3 cm. altum; folia glauco-viridia difformia, nunc fere globosa, supra convexa, lateraliter visa obtusa, matura 4-7 mm. longa, 3-5 mm. lata diametroque, nunc ad 1.2 cm. longa, ad 5 mm. lata diametroque; pedunculus ad 8 mm. longus, apice bracteatus, bracteis receptaculum semi-globosum fere omnino amplectentibus; sepala saepius subaequilongi, nunc 7.5-8 mm., nunc 8-9 mm. longa, basi haud auriculate; petala 4-seriata, interiora denticulata, alba vel pallide roseo-suffusa, ad 1.5 cm. longa, ad 1.5 mm., vel rarius ad 2 mm., lata; staminodia ad 7 mm., stamina ad 5 mm. longa, filamentis glabris, albis, superne aureis; glandulae fere absconditae in apice tubi receptaculi breviter producti; ovarium supra per 2 mm. elevatum, lobis valde compressis acutisque; stigmata subulata, laete lutea, 3 mm. longa.

Caespitosum, cum flore ad 3 cm altum; folia glauco-viridia difformia, nunc fere globosa, supra convexa, lateraliter visa obtusa, matura 4-7 mm longa, 3-5 mm lata diametroque, nunc ad 1.2 cm longa, ad 5 mm lata diametroque; pedunculus ad 8 mm longus, apice bracteatus, bracteis receptaculum semi-globosum fere omnino amplectentibus; sepala saepius subaequilongi, nunc 7.5-8 mm, nunc 8-9 mm longa, basi haud auriculate; petala 4-seriata, interiora denticulata, alba vel pallide roseo-suffusa, ad 1.5 cm longa, ad 1.5 mm, vel rarius ad 2 mm, lata; staminodia ad 7 mm, stamina ad 5 mm longa, filamentis glabris, albis, superne aureis; glandulae fere absconditae in apice tubi receptaculi breviter producti; ovarium supra per 2 mm elevatum, lobis valde compressis acutisque; stigmata subulata, laete lutea, 3 mm longa.

Perennial, compact dwarf shrublet, forming upright long branches up to 0.2 m high, thickened taproot but also rooting at nodes, succulent. Leaves smooth, sharply triquetrous, apex blunt. Flowers solitary, white with pink-suffused apex. Flowering time spring and summer. Capsules honey-coloured, 4-6-locular, covering membranes reduced, closing bodies absent, valve wings broad, expanding keels parallel, diverging at apex.

Life form	perennial
Growth form	shrub
Growth support	free-standing
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Distribution

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WFO ID	wfo-0000621766
COL ID	6CHFQ
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Synonyms

Delosperma minimum Delosperma taylorii Corpuscularia taylorii Mesembryanthemum taylorii Delosperma taylorii var. albanense

WorldFloraDB 2024

Corpuscularia taylorii (N.E.Br.) Schwantes

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