Mestoklema elatum N.E.Br. ex Glen

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Aizoaceae > Ruschioideae > Mestoklema

Characteristics

Frutex 60-120 cm altus, rami primi adscendentes, inferne 4-6 mm lati, internodiis 10-25 mm longis, juvenili perminute papulosi cinerei; laevescentes brunnescentes aetate; cortex exsiccatus longitudine rugosus. Folia adscendentia-patentia vel patentia, 8-15 mm longa, 1.3-1.5 mm crassa, compressa-trigona, superne plana vel subcanaliculata, inferne carinata, apice recurvata, lateraliter visa inferne subacuta vel obtusa, microscopice papulosa. Cymi 25-40 mm diametro, dense 15-20-florati, pedicelli 2-6 mm longi. Bracteae pusillae, ca. 1-1.5 mm longae, ut videtur mox desciscentes. Receptaculum 2.5-3 mm diametro, lobi calycis ca. 1.5 mm longi, deltoidei, obtusi. Corolla 6-7 mm diametro; petala vix 2 mm longa, obtusa, ‘purpurea’-fortasse color aliquis magenteae. Stamina ca, 1.5 mm longa. Stigmata vix 1 mm longa. Capsula 2.5-3 mm diametro, mox desciscens; cetera ut in descriptione generico.
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Perennial, dwarf shrublet, up to 1.2 m high, main branches ascending, minutely papulose when young, rootstock tuberous. Leaves compressed-trigonous, apex recurved, bladder cells fine, glassy. Flowers in compact cymes, purple. Flowering time Oct., Nov. Capsules 5-locular, covering membranes complete, closing bodies absent, expanding keels diverging widely at apex, valve wings as broad as expanding keels.
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Distribution

Mestoklema elatum world distribution map, present in South Africa

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Synonyms

Mestoklema elatum Mestoklema elatum