Namaquanthus vanheerdei L.Bolus

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Aizoaceae > Ruschioideae > Namaquanthus

Characteristics

Succulent shrub, up to 300 mm tall, 600 mm wide, with internodes of stem shorter than leaves. Leaves cylindrical, ± 50 mm long, 12 mm diam., dark green, usually covered by a black ?lichen. Flowers 1(-3), magenta, filamentous staminodes 0-few. Fruit (8-)12(-17)-locular, valve wings slender, without closing bodies. Seeds echinate.
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Soil texture 7-8
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Images

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Distribution

Namaquanthus vanheerdei world distribution map, present in South Africa

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WFO ID wfo-0001293658
COL ID 45LG2
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Synonyms

Namaquanthus vanheerdei