Mestoklema illepidum N.E.Br. ex Glen

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Aizoaceae > Ruschioideae > Mestoklema

Characteristics

Planta ca. 230-250 mm alta, glabra, multiramosa. Rami primi inferne 5-8 mm crassi, internodiis 6-13 mm longis, juvenili minute papulosi, exsiccati albidi, aetate brunnescentes. Folia parva, 3-8 mm longa, 1-1.5 mm crassa, compresso-subteretia, obtusa, appice subrecurvata, microscopice papulosa, viridia. Flores perparvi, in cymis terminalibus bracteatis, bracteis 1-2 mm longis. Pedicelli 2-4 mm longi. Receptaculum 2-2.5 mm diametro; lobi calycis 1.5 mm longi, deltoidei, obtusi. Corolla ut videtur ca. 6 mm diametro; petala 2 mm longa, 0.4-0.5 mm lata, obtusa, ‘submagentea’. Stamina ca. 1 mm longa, ut videtur alba. Stigmata ca. 0.5 mm longa subulata. Capsula ca. 3 mm diametro; cetera ut in descriptione generico.
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Perennial, dwarf shrublet, up to 0.3 m high, stems smooth, much-branched. Leaves compressed-subterete, obtuse, recurved at apex, bladder cells fine, glassy. Flowers in rich cymes, pale magenta. Flowering time Nov.? Capsules 5-locular, covering membranes complete, closing bodies absent, expanding keels diverging at apex, valve wings broad.
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Distribution

Mestoklema illepidum world distribution map, present in South Africa

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Synonyms

Mestoklema illepidum Mestoklema illepidum