Delosperma galpinii L.Bolus

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Aizoaceae > Ruschioideae > Delosperma

Characteristics

Rami conferti abbreviati, sinen floriferi ad 10 cm. longi, e caudice crasso orientes; folia patentia, lanceolata vel oblonge lanceolata vel oblonge ovata vel subobovata, vel immatura interdum spathulata, acuta vel subacuta, basin versus conspicue angustata, supra plana vel inconspicue sulcata, obtuse lateque carinata, viridia, punctis orbicularibus, demum leviter prominentibus, rarius in set am inconspicuam terminantibus, crebre papillate ciliolata, saepius 4-5 cm. longa, ad 2.1 cm. lata, rarius 6.5-7.5 cm. longa, medio ad 5 mm. diam.; flores 1-3-nati; pedunculi terete-robusti, 2.5-10 cm. longi, apice 3-5 mm. diam., infra medium bracteati, cum receptaculo molliter pubescentes, pilis sparsis subappressis brevibus; receptaculum globose turbinatum, 5 mm. longum, ad 7 mm. diam.; sepala 5, nunc parum inaequilonga, 6-8 mm., mine exteriora acuminata, ad 11 cm. longa, 3-4 marginata; petala, 4-seriata, obtusa vel subacuta vel emarginata, pulclire rosea, infeirne alba, 0.8-2.1 cm. longa, ad 2 mm. lata; staminodia ad 8 mm., filament ad 6 mm., longa, alba, interiora medio vel parum supra copiose papillata, antheris luteis ad 2 mm. longis; glandulae distarites atre virides; ovarium circa marginem, a glandulis ad lobos, insigniter subito declinatum ibique leve politumque, lobis approximatis obtusis, leviter elevatis; stigmata 5, anguste subulata, in setam terminantia, 4 mm. longa cum seta ad 1 mm., intus crasse tuberculata, lateribus inferne breviter fimbriate papillatis; capsule 1-1.4 cm. diam., supra per 3-4 mm. elevata, receptaculo 5-6 mm. longo, suturis late ringentibus.
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Perennial herb, succulent, 0.05-0.12 m high. Leaves spreading, narrowly ovate to ovate, basally narrower, 40-50 x 21 mm. Flowers: 1-3; petals bright pink; Oct.-Feb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Mature height (meter) 0.05 - 0.12
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-11

Usage

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Cultivation

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

Delosperma galpinii world distribution map, present in Lesotho and South Africa

Identifiers

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WFO ID wfo-0000639502
COL ID 34H97
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Synonyms

Delosperma galpinii Delosperma galpinii var. galpinii Delosperma galpinii var. minus