Delosperma guthriei Lavis

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Aizoaceae > Ruschioideae > Delosperma

Characteristics

Planta glabra, primo caespitosa, demum ramos ad 62 cm. longos emittens, internodiis saepius 1-3 cm. longis, 1-4 mm. diam.; folia ascendentia vel fere erecta vel rare recurva, triangularia apiculata, 2 cm. longa, 4 mm. lata diametroque, vel ad 4.5 cm. longa, 10 mm. lata, vagina brevissima; flores solitarii diurni pentameri, 2.6 cm. diam.; pedunculus superne angulatus, ad 2 cm. longus; sepala acuminata subaequilonga, ad 1.3 cm. longa, interiora marginata; petala ca. 4-seriata, inferne leviter angustata, obtusa vel emarginata, nivea, ad 10 mm. longa, ad 1.5 mm. lata; staminodia superne recurva; stamina 3-seriata, filamentis albis, intimis prope medium papillatis, antheris luteis; glandulae approximatae crenulatae; ovarium obtuse lobatum, lobis glandulas non attingentibus; stigmata subulata breviter caudata, 3 mm. longa.
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Plants sprawling or prostrate. Sprawling, succulent perennial. Leaves ascending, triangular, apiculate, smooth, to 20 mm long. Flowers solitary on pedicels to 20 mm long, white, to 26 mm diam., filamentous staminodes recurved. Fruits unknown.
Life form perennial
Growth form -
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality -
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.62
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture 5-8
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 10 - 40
Germination temperacture (C°) 23
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Delosperma guthriei world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID -
WFO ID wfo-0000639511
COL ID 34H9J
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Delosperma guthriei