Mesembryanthemum ladismithiense Klak

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Aizoaceae > Mesembryanthemoideae > Mesembryanthemum > Mesembryanthemum subg. Phyllobolus > Mesembryanthemum sect. Planifolia

Characteristics

Rami conferti, nunc breves, nunc elongati stricti, adscendentes vel fere erecti, lignosi, ad 15 cm longi, cuticula membranacea, internodiis ad 5 cm longis, foliis primaries emarcidis, gemmis axillaribus 2-4-foliatis, foliis inferioribus mareescentibus; folia erecta vel fere erecta, oblongo-lanceolata, acuta vel acuminata, nervis primariis 3-5, inferne subparallelis. papillis inconspicuis orbicularibus, basalla ad 4 cm, superiora ad 2 cm, longa, ad 9 mm lata, 3 mm diam.; petala albida. inferne lutescentia, acuminata.
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Prostrate to decumbent, sometimes scrambling perennial. Leaves not imbricate, tips recurved, to 40 mm long, bladder cells fl attened. Flowers stalked, white to pale yellow, 20-30 mm diam. Fruits 4-or 5-locular, with valve wings.
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Soil texture 7-8
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Distribution

Mesembryanthemum ladismithiense world distribution map, present in South Africa

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WFO ID wfo-0000507613
COL ID 3ZYT6
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Synonyms

Sceletium strictum Mesembryanthemum ladismithiense