Delosperma denticulatum L.Bolus

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Aizoaceae > Ruschioideae > Delosperma

Characteristics

Humile; rami decumbentes, saepe 2 mm. diam., internodiis 0.5-1 cm. longis; partes herbaceae pubescentes, pilis patentibus vel recurvis; folia lanceolata vel anguste obovata, medio vel parum supra latissima, ad 8 mm. lata, supra leviter concava, obscure carinata, acuta, basin versus conspicue angustata, ad 2 cm. longa, ad 3 mm. diam., vagina 1.5 mm. longa; receptaculum breviter turbinatum vel obconicum, 3 mm. longa, 6 mm. diam.; sepala 5, acuta vel acuminata, exteriora carinata apice recurvata, ad 1.2 cm., 3 interiora 5-9 mm., longa; petala 4-seriata, interiora acuminata, exteriora fere truncata, apice irregulariter 3-5-denticulata, elongate cuneata, alba, 1-1.3 cm. longa, saepius ad 1.5 mm. lata, interiora in staminodia transeuntia; staminodia apice recurva, superne lutea vel extima, omnino alba, ad 7 mm. longa; stamina conice conferta, filamentis albis, apicem versus luteis, ad 5 mm. longis, intimis supra medium papillatis, antheris luteis; glandulae sat inconspicuae, subdistantes vel approximatae vel pseudoglandulis obscuris conjunctae; ovarium circa marginem planum, lobis primum compressis, demum approximatis, obtusis, ad per 1.5 mm. elevatis; stigmata subulata caudata, ad 2.75 mm. longa, cauda 1 mm.
Life form perennial
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Germination duration (days) 10 - 40
Germination temperacture (C°) 23
Germination luminosity light
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Distribution

Delosperma denticulatum world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

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WFO ID wfo-0000639484
COL ID 34H8P
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Synonyms

Delosperma denticulatum