Delosperma lebomboense (L.Bolus) Lavis

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Aizoaceae > Ruschioideae > Delosperma

Characteristics

Glabrum; partes herbaceae politae, pallide virides; rami prostrati, elongati ad 30 cm. vel ultra, ad 5 mm. diam., mox cinerei, intemodiis saepius 2-5 cm. longis; folia patentia vel alterum fere erectum, inferne in basim subpetiolatam, ad 4 mm. longam, angustata, “lamina” ovata vel orbiculare ovata, 3.4 cm., 3.3 cm., 2.5 cm., longa et 2 cm., 2.4 cm., 2.3 cm., lata, acuta vel obtusa, basi interdum leviter cordata, supra plana, nervis invisis, carina obtusa, sat conspicua, vagina 2-3 mm. longa; flores subsessiles vel demum pedunculo ad 4 mm. longo; receptaculum obconicum, 6 mm. longum, ad 1.4 cm. diam.; sepala 5, crassa, valde inaequalia sed tamen 3 carinata parum inaequilonga, 1.3-1.5 cm., interiora marginata, 1-1.1 cm. longa, parte superiore subulata; petala 4-seriata, acuta vel acuminata, infeme vix angustata, viride alba, ad 1.3 cm. longa, ad 1.5 mm. lata; staminodia sat pauca, 6-7 mm. longa; stamina numerosa, filamentis omnibus epapillatis in floribus pluribus dissectis, luteis, superne aureis, polline aurantiaco; glandulae saepe contiguae itaque annulum formantes; ovarii lobi compressi, apice fere truncati, ad per 2 mm. elevati; stigmata subulata, sat crassa, 4 mm. longa.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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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 lebomboense world distribution map, present in eSwatini and South Africa

Identifiers

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WFO ID wfo-0000639532
COL ID 6CHGC
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Synonyms

Delosperma tradescantioides var. lebomboense Delosperma lebomboense