Mitrophyllum grande N.E.Br.

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Aizoaceae > Ruschioideae > Mitrophyllum

Characteristics

Succulent shrub, with compact centre and short-shoots only from which erect long-shoots develop, internodes 10-15 mm diam. Leaves heterophyllous, first leaf-pair 60-120 x 15-30 mm, free parts tongue-shaped to triangular, second leaf-pairs connate for 4/5 forming a corpuscle, 25-100 x 15-35 mm, oval in diam. Flowers with yellow or white petals. Fruit with covering membranes extending ± ? over locules.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-9

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Images

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Distribution

Mitrophyllum grande world distribution map, present in South Africa

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WFO ID wfo-0001293643
COL ID 43RK6
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Synonyms

Mitrophyllum pillansii Conophyllum latibracteatum Conophyllum grande Conophyllum brevisepalum Conophyllum carterianum Conophyllum cuspidatum Conophyllum latibracteatum f. ferum Mitrophyllum latibracteatum f. ferum Mitrophyllum grande Mitrophyllum cuspidatum Mitrophyllum crassifolium Mitrophyllum brevisepalum Mitrophyllum carterianum Mitrophyllum latibracteatum Mitrophyllum proximum Mimetophytum crassifolium Conophyllum grande var. compressum Mitrophyllum grande var. compressum