Drosanthemum mathewsii L.Bolus

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Aizoaceae > Ruschioideae > Drosanthemeae > Drosanthemum

Characteristics

Succulent shrub, up to 80 mm tall, internodes up to 1.5 mm diam. Leaves subcylindrical, up to 12 x 2.5 mm, up to 3.5 mm thick, epidermis with dense, globose papillae. Flowers solitary, pedicels 25-50 mm long, petals up to 15 x 1.5 mm, purplish pink, filamentous staminodes none. Fruit base funnel-shaped, expanding keels diverging, valve wings rectangular, 5-locular.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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 -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Drosanthemum mathewsii world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID -
WFO ID wfo-0000656945
COL ID 37QL4
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Drosanthemum mathewsii