Delosperma knox-daviesii Lavis

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Aizoaceae > Ruschioideae > Delosperma

Characteristics

Planta unica visa, glabra, laxe ramosa, ca. 9 cm. alta; rami 8.5-9 cm. longi; folia ascendentia vel patentia, demum recurvata, subteretia, minute papillata, supra plana, obtusa, prope apicem angustata, ad 3 cm. longa, 5-6 mm. lata, ad 4 mm. diam.; flores solitarii, ad 3.3 cm. diam.; pedunculi 1.6-2.5 cm. longi; receptaculum obconicum, 5 mm. longum, 7 mm. diam.; sepala 5, valde inaequalia, exteriora obtusa, 8-9 mm. longa, basi 3-5 mm. lata, interiora 3-4 mm. longa lataque; petala 4-seriata, seriebus 3 exterioribus emarginatis, e parum supra medium angustata, purpureo rosea, 1-5 cm. longa, ad 3 mm. lata, intima acuta, 8 mm. longa, 0.75 mm. lata; staminodia ad stamina adpressa eaque leviter excedentia; filamenta 2-3-seriata, intima parum infra medium papillata, ad 3-5 mm. longa, antheris pollineque pallide luteis; glandulae conspicuae, saturate virides, subdistantes; ovarii lobi stellate patentes, ad 1 mm. elevati, glandulas attingentes; stigmata 5, anguste subulata, longe attenuata, stamina leviter excedentia, ad 4 mm. longa, cauda brevissima.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Germination duration (days) 10 - 40
Germination temperacture (C°) 23
Germination luminosity light
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Distribution

Delosperma knox-daviesii world distribution map, present in South Africa

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WFO ID wfo-0000639528
COL ID 6CHGH
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Synonyms

Delosperma knox-daviesii