Delosperma intonsum L.Bolus

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Aizoaceae > Ruschioideae > Delosperma

Characteristics

Diffuse ramosum, humile; rami asperuli vel juniores pubescentes, 13 cm. longi, ad 2 mm. diam., internodiis ad 1 cm., vel in cultis ad 2 cm., longis; folia obtusa adscendentia, supra concava, obtuse carinata, lat. visa superne vix ampliata vel interdum parum supra medium leviter ampliata. subtruncata vel obtusa vel abrupte acuta apiceque levissime recurva, pubescentia ob papillas in setam mollem terminantes, setis marginalibus longioribus, apicalibus aggregatis, “ barbam' brevissimam formantibus, 1-1.5 cm. longa, ad 3 mm. lata diametroque, vagina ad 1 mm.; flores solitarii diurni; pedunculi pubescentes, pilis patentibus, saepius 1-1.5 cm. longi; receptaculum breviter turbinatum, 3 mm. longum, ad 6 mm. diam. sepala 5, acuminata, 4-6 mm., vel 5-9 mm., vel 6-9 mm., longa; petala 2-3-seriata, acuta vel obtusa, infeme leviter attenuata, pallidissime rosea, ad 8 mm. longa, ad 1.5 mm. lata; staminodia stamina conferta excedentia, alba, 6 mm. longa; filamenta alba, ad 4 mm. longa, intima medio papillata; glandulae distantes crenulatae; ovarium medio lobatum, lobis obtusis, per 0.75 mm. elevatis; stigmata 5, anguste subulata, attenuata, inferne papillata, 2 mm. longa; capsula per 2 mm. elevata, 6 mm., expansa 1 cm., diam., omnino secundum genu
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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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 intonsum world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

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WFO ID wfo-0000639522
COL ID 34H9W
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Synonyms

Delosperma intonsum