Mestoklema copiosum N.E.Br. ex Glen

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Aizoaceae > Ruschioideae > Mestoklema

Characteristics

Fortasse frutex parvus vel fruticulus, rami visi [Brownio-HFG] 150-200 mm longi, inferne 3-4 mm lati, internodiis 4-12 mm longis, juvenili minute papulosi albidi, primo cinerascentes, deinde laevescentes brunnescentesque aetate. Folia adscendentiapatentia, 10-17 mm longa, ca. 1.5-2 mm crassa, trigona, obtusa, haud vel aegre apiculata, ut videtur superne subcanaliculata, inferne obtusissime carinata, microscopice papulosa. Cymi 40-90 mm diametro, 4-5-plo furcati, subdense pluri-(15-50)-florati. Bracteae 2-4 mm longae, crassae, apice obtusissimae subrecurvatae. Pedicelli 2-3 mm longi. Receptaculum 2.5-3 mm diametro, perbreve obconicum; lobi calycis 2-3 mm longi, deltoidei. Corolla ut videtur ca. 8 mm diametro, petala ca. 3 mm longa, 0.5-0.7 mm lata, obtusa vel acuta. Stamina ca. 1.5 mm longa. Stigmata 5-7, ca. 0.6-1 mm longa, crassa, acuminata. Ovarium superne convex-urn. Capsula 2.5 mm diametro, obconica; cetera ut in descriptione generico.
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Distribution

Mestoklema copiosum world distribution map, present in South Africa

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Synonyms

Mestoklema copiosum Mestoklema copiosum