Crassula streyi Toelken

Species

Angiosperms > Saxifragales > Crassulaceae > Crassula

Characteristics

Perennials with decumbent branches up to 0.3 m long, with old leaves not deciduous. Leaves sessile, elliptic, 5 x 25-40 mm, acute to cuspidate, angustate, dorsiventrally flattened, with recurved margin slightly crenulate at least when young, with two pairs of leaves often clustered below inflorescence, dark green with light spots mainly along veins above, and purplish maroon below. Inflorescence a rounded or slightly elongated thyrse with several dichasia with 5-or 4-merous flowers spreading at about right angles to one another, with peduncles 40-80 mm long. Calyx: lobes linear-triangular, 1.5-2 mm long, pointed, almost terete, glabrous, green often tinged red. Corolla starshaped, fused at base for about 2 mm, pale yellowish green with red central vein on outside; lobes lanceolate, 3-4.5 mm long, sharply acute, more or less hooded and with dorsal ridge, spreading far apart. Stamens with yellow anthers. Squamae transversely oblong, 0.3-0.4 x 0.6-0.7 mm, truncate, somewhat constricted downwards, fleshy, pale yellow.
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Perennial succulent, decumbent, ± 0.2-0.4 m long, old leaves not deciduous. Leaves sessile, elliptic, 40-65 x 25-40 mm, acute to cuspidate, angustate, margins recurved, slightly crenulate, dark green with light spots along veins above, maroon below. Inflorescence a rounded to elongated thyrse, several dichasia; flowers spreading at right angles; peduncles 40-80 mm long. Calyx fleshy, glabrous, green tinged red. Corolla star-shaped, fused at base for 2 mm, yellowish green with red central vein; lobes 3.0-4.5 mm long, sharply acute, hooded with dorsal ridge, spreading far apart. Flowering time May, June.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Soil texture 7-8
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Images

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Crassula streyi unspecified picture

Distribution

Crassula streyi world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:273515-1
WFO ID wfo-0000625512
COL ID Z7KZ
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Synonyms

Crassula streyi Septimia streyi