Delosperma calitzdorpense L.Bolus

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Aizoaceae > Ruschioideae > Delosperma

Characteristics

Diffuse ramosum ad 10 cm. altum; ram primarii teretes, ad 12 cm. longi, ad 2 mm. diam., internodiis 5-12 mm. longis; partes herbaceae velutinae, pilis brevissimis fereque papilli-formibus, pallide cinereo virides; folia demum patentia, carinata, supra plana, lateribus planis vel leviter convexis, lat. visa obtusa, apice vero tantum leviter angustata, inferne leviter angustata, 1.2-1.7 cm. longa, 5-6 mm. lata diametroque, vagina vix ad 1 mm. longa; flores solitarii vel 3-nati, lateralibus tardissime evolutis; pedunculi 1-4 mm. longi; bracteae 8-10 mm. longae; receptaculum fere semiglobosum, acute 2-earinatum, 5-6 mm. longum, 8-9 mm. diam., vel in flore senecto ad 1 cm., diam.; sepala 5, in genere parum inaequilonga, 5-7 mm. vel 7-8 mm., longa, 2-3 marginata; petala sat laxa, 2-3-seriata, subaequilonga, inferne leviter angustata, acuta vel obtusa, nivea, ad 1.2 cm. longa, fere ad 2 mm. lata; staminodia copiosa, supeme valde recurva, nivea, stamina collecta bene superantia; filamenta alba, ad 5 mm. longa, exteriora epapillata, interiora supra medium parce papillata, antheris parvis, pallide luteis; glandulae distantes conspicuae; ovarii lobi obtusi, apice leviter compressi, ad 1 mm. elevati; stigmata 5, subulata, breviter caudata, ad 2.5 mm. longa.
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Shrublets > 10 cm high. Densely branched shrublet to 10 cm, with grey stems. Leaves spreading, keeled. Flowers 1-3, white. Fruits unknown.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Mature height (meter) 0.1
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Environment

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Usage

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Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 10 - 40
Germination temperacture (C°) 23
Germination luminosity light
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Distribution

Delosperma calitzdorpense world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

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WFO ID wfo-0000639469
COL ID 34H88
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Delosperma calitzdorpense