Didymaotus lapidiformis (Marloth) N.E.Br.

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Aizoaceae > Ruschioideae > Didymaotus

Characteristics

Compact, dwarf succulent, mostly consisting of a single pair of leaves in resting state. Leaves brownish green, pressed together in resting state, each leaf triangular in cross section, up to 40 mm long, broad and thick. Flowers solitary, on lateral shoots to one or both sides of new central leaf-pair, up to 35 mm diam., white to pink, bracteolate. Fruit mostly 6-locular.
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Distribution

Didymaotus lapidiformis world distribution map, present in South Africa

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WFO ID wfo-0000646622
COL ID 35XFY
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Synonyms

Didymaotus lapidiformis Mesembryanthemum lapidiforme