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Perennial shrub, succulent, 1-2 m high, much branched, old leaves deciduous. Leaves elliptic to elliptic-oblanceolate, 20-40 x 8-15 mm, undulate, apex rounded, abruptly tapering into petiole, slightly convex on both surfaces with grey bloom, entire with purplish horny margins; petioles absent or short. Inflorescence a round-topped thyrse, several dichasia; peduncles 30-70 mm long. Calyx fleshy, grey-green tinged red, ridge towards apex. Corolla star-shaped, fused at base, white or cream-coloured tinged red towards apex; lobes 7-10 mm long, sharply pointed, slightly hooded and slightly ridged, spreading at right angles. Flowering time Dec., Jan.
A succulent tree. It grows to about 3 m tall. he bark is green-grey, succulent and smooth. The leaves are fleshy and bluish-grey. They are oval and tapering towards the base. They have a waxy bloom. They are 3 cm long by 3 cm wide. The flowers are pink and in clusters at the ends of branches. The fruit are small and 6 mm long. They have 3-5 separate oval follicles. The roots are edible.
Robust shrub, with stout, erect, fleshy branches, 0.5-1.5 m tall. Leaves sessile or shortly petiolate, broadly obovate to orbicular, dorsiventrally flattened, 20-40 x 20-30 mm, covered with a grey, waxy layer, margin horny. Flowers in a dense, rounded, terminal cluster on a peduncle 30-70 mm long, star-shaped, petals 7-10 mm long, white, tinged red.
Shrub sometimes to 2 m. Leaves opposite, mostly sessile, obovate to orbicular, sometimes with horny, purplish margin. Flowers in rounded, terminal clusters, stellate, cream-coloured tinged red, petals 7-10 mm long.
