Lithops dorotheae Nel

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Aizoaceae > Ruschioideae > Lithops

Characteristics

Corpusculum lat. visum obovatum vel late obovatum, lateribus superne columbine griseis, apice convexo, fenestra rubre brunnea vel eulta saturate grisea vel brunneo grisea, lineis rubris, interdum ramosis vel in punctas interruptis, percursa, margine exteriore opaco subluteo griseo, valde inaequaliter diviso, segmentis saepius 8-12, ad 5 mm longis, margine interiore inconspicuissimo integro, intra marginem irregulariter opace 2-4-notata, notis interdum magnis, 3-3.5 cm longum, vagina 2.2-2.5 cm longa, apice vaginae ad 2 cm latum, apice, cum rima ad per 6 mm divergente, 2.7 cm., vel rarius cultum ad 3.2 cm, diam.; pedunculus in oorpusculo inclusus; receptaculum compressum, 3 mm longum, 8 mm et 5 mm diam.; sepala 5, obtusa, exteriora leviter carinata, 6-7 mm, vel 7-8 mm, longa, bast 4-4.5 mm lata; petala 2-3-seriata, breviora perpauca, saepius obtusa, e supra medium angustata, laete lutea, apice aurantiaca, 1.2-1.8 cm longa, ad l.5-2.5 mm., basi 0.5-0.75 mm, lata; filamenta pallida, exteriora epapillata vel bene infra medium parcissime papillata, interiora valde in ovarium ineumbentia, medio vel parum infra medium inconspicue papillata, ad 7 mm, longa; discus subpentagonus, angulis rotundatis, creulatus; ovarium medio haud elevatum, lobis demum convexis; stigmata 5, 7 mm longa.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality -
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) - 0.1
Mature height (meter) 0.02 - 0.03
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 10 - 40
Germination temperacture (C°) 23 - 26
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -7
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Lithops dorotheae unspecified picture

Distribution

Lithops dorotheae world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID -
WFO ID wfo-0001293528
COL ID 3VL3R
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Lithops eksteeniae Lithops dorotheae