Delosperma pallidum L.Bolus

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Aizoaceae > Ruschioideae > Delosperma

Characteristics

Caespitosum glabrum; partes herbaceae levissimae, sat pallide virides; rami elongati radicantes, etiam in pleno sole ad 20 cm. longi, 3 mm. diam., internodiis 1-2.5 cm. longis; ramuli erecti, dense foliosi; folia adscendentia vel erecto-patentia vel patenti-recurvata, saepius oblongo-ovata acuta, in basin subpetiolatam brevem angustata, saepius oblongo-ovata acuta, inconspicue carinata, supra plana vel medio leviter concava, nervis invisis, saepius 2.5 cm. longa, ad 1.3 cm. lata, rarius ad 4 cm. longa, ad 1.7 cm. lata, vagina ad 1 mm. longa; flores saepe solitarii, diurni, demum 2.2 cm. diam.; pedunculi ad 5 mm. longi; sepal a. 5, valde inaequalia, exteriora ad 1 cm., vel rarius ad 1.3 cm., interiora ad 6 mm., longa, petala 3-seriata, in staminodia transeuntia, obtusa vel interiora acuta, inferne vix angustata, pallidissime rosea, ad 9 mm. longa, ad 1 mm. lata vel parum ultra; staminodia stamina bene superantia; stamina primum conico-conferta, ad 6 mm. longa, filamentis superne roseis, intimis supra medium papillatis, antheris luteis; glandulae crenulatae longae angustaeque; lobi ovarii ad glandulas haud attingentes, per 1.5 mm. elevati; stigmata 5, subulata caudato-acuminata, 2.5 mm. longa.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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 pallidum world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

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WFO ID wfo-0000639568
COL ID 34HB9
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Synonyms

Delosperma pallidum