WorldFloraDB - Meyerophytum globosum

Characteristics

Compact, sparsely branched, succulent shrub, up to 100 mm tall, 200 mm diam., with internodes very short and thick, up to 15 mm diam. Leaf-pairs dissimilar in shape, first pair up to 17 mm long, second pair 50-70 mm long, connate part up to 25 mm diam. Flowers white. Fruit on pedicel up to 100 mm long, usually 5(6)-locular, 9-13 mm diam.

Life form

perennial

Growth form

shrub

Growth support

free-standing

Foliage retention

-

Sexuality

-

Pollination

-

Spread

-

Mature width (meter)

-

Mature height (meter)

0.08 - 0.13

Root system

-

Rooting depth (meter)

-

Root diameter (meter)

-

Flower color

Blooming months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Fruit color

-

Fruiting months

-

Nitrogen fixer

-

Photosynthetic pathway

-

Environment

Light	-
Soil humidity	-
Soil texture
Soil acidity	-
Soil nutriment	-
Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

Uses	-
Edible	-
Therapeutic use	-
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Mode	-
Germination duration (days)	-
Germination temperacture (C°)	-
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	-
Minimum temperature (C°)	-
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-

Distribution

Identifiers

LSID	-
WFO ID	wfo-0000372615
COL ID	42L34
BDTFX ID	-
INPN ID	-
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Meyerophytum globosum Monilaria globosa Conophyllum globosum

WorldFloraDB 2024

Meyerophytum globosum (L.Bolus) Ihlenf.

Species