Mitrophyllum clivorum (N.E.Br.) Schwantes

Species

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Characteristics

Succulent shrub, up to 600 mm tall. Leaves heterophyllous, first leaf-pair 10-50 x 8-20 mm, free parts tongue-shaped to triangular, second leaf-pairs connate for half to 2/3 of its length, forming a corpuscle, corpuscle ± as thick as the stem bearing it, 10-40 mm long, 5-15 mm diam. Flowers with white or yellow petals, suffused with pink. Fruit stalk not corky basally.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
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Mature height (meter) 0.35 - 0.4
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Soil texture 7-8
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Images

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Distribution

Mitrophyllum clivorum world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

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WFO ID wfo-0001293639
COL ID 43RJV
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Synonyms

Mesembryanthemum clivorum Mesembryanthemum cognatum Schwantesia cognata Mitrophyllum schickianum Mitrophyllum niveum Mitrophyllum tenuifolium Mitrophyllum framesii Mitrophyllum karrachabense Conophyllum niveum Conophyllum ripense Conophyllum vanheerdei Conophyllum hallii Conophyllum herrei Conophyllum angustifolium Conophyllum compactum Conophyllum framesii Mitrophyllum cognatum Mitrophyllum clivorum Schwantesia clivora Conophyllum marlothianum Conophyllum marlothianum Mitrophyllum angustifolium Mitrophyllum compactum Mitrophyllum hallii Mitrophyllum herrei Mitrophyllum marlothianum Mitrophyllum ripense Mitrophyllum vanheerdei Conophyllum clivorum Conophyllum cognatum Mitrophyllum marlothianum Conophyllum compactum var. eenrietens Mitrophyllum compactum var. eenrietens