Delosperma wiumii Lavis

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Aizoaceae > Ruschioideae > Delosperma

Characteristics

Rami 3 visi, graciles glabri, copiose ramulosi, ad 8 cm. longi, internodiis 5-18 mm. longis, ca. ad 2 mm. diam.; ramuli floriferi ad 6 cm. longi, 0.5 mm. diam.; folia saepissime ascendentia, supra linearia, superne leviter angustata, obtusa vel subacuta, 1.4-3 cm. longa cum vagina ca. ad 1 mm. longa, 2-3 mm. lata diametroque; flores 1-3-nati; pedunculi gracillimi, 3-9 mm. longi; receptaculum obconicum, ad 2 mm. longum, 3 mm. diam.; sepala 5, 3-6 mm., vel 2-4 mm., vel 2-3 mm., longa, basi 1-1.5 mm. lata, omnia ± marginata; petala ca. 3-seriata, laxa, inferne leviter angustata, apice fere rotundo, inferne pallida, suprne pulchre rosea, 4-7 mm. longa, 0.5-1 mm. lata; staminodia petaloidea numerosa, stamina bene excedentia; filament 3-4-seriata, ad 2 mm. longa, interior prope medium dense papillate, papillis praecipue longis; glandulae subapproximatae; ovarium supra circa marginem planum vel leviter concavum, deinde abrupte obtuseque leviter elevatum, lobis suapproximatis; stigmata anguste subulata, ca. 1.5 mm. longa cum cauda 0.5 mm longa.
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Perennial herb, succulent, up to 0.08 m high. Stems erect to decumbent. Leaves spreading; blade linear, 14-30 x 2-3 mm. Flowers 1-3 in a cyme; petals pink, base paler pink, apices deeper pink; Oct.-Feb.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality -
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.08
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
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 wiumii world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID -
WFO ID wfo-0000639630
COL ID 34HD3
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Delosperma wiunii Delosperma wiumii