Mestoklema albanicum N.E.Br. ex Glen

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Aizoaceae > Ruschioideae > Mestoklema

Characteristics

Planta ut videtur ca. 230-380 mm alta, glabra. Rami primi ut videtur basin decumbentes, deinde erecti vel adscendenti, ramosi, basin 2-3.5 mm lati, internodiis pro parte maxima 13-19 mm longis, juvenili minute papulosi cinerei, laeviscentes brunnescentesque aetate. Folia patentia, apice plus minusve recurvata, 6-10 mm longa, 1.5-3 mm crassa, supra ut videtur plana vel subcarinata, infra obtuse carinata, fortasse compressa, minute papulosa. Cymi 25-55 mm diametro, laxi, pedicelli 8-15 mm longi, Calyx subaequaliter 5-lobatus, lobi 2-2.5 m longi, deltoidei, obutsi; receptaculum ca. 3 mm diametro, breve obconicum. Corolla ut videtur ca. 7 mm diametro, petala ca. 2.5-3 mm longa, linearia, obtusa, ‘submagentea’. Stamina ca. 2 mm longa. Stigmata ca. 1 mm longa, subulata; ovarium supra convexum. Capsula 4-5 mm diametro; cetera ut in descriptione generico.
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Perennial, dwarf shrublet, 0.25-0.40 m high, stems erect, smooth. Leaves trigonous to subterete, recurved at apex, bladder cells fine, glassy. Flowers in lax cymes, magenta. Flowering time June-Jan. Capsules 5-locular, covering membranes complete, closing bodies absent, expanding keels parallel at base diverging at apex, valve wings narrow, acutely pointed.
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Distribution

Mestoklema albanicum world distribution map, present in South Africa

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Synonyms

Mestoklema albanicum Mestoklema albanicum