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Orbea carnosa subsp. keithii (R.A.Dyer) Bruyns

Subspecies

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Characteristics

Pedicel 2-6(-12) mm long, 1.5-2.0 mm thick; sepals 3-5 mm long, 1.5 mm broad at base. Corolla 10-20 mm diam.; inside uniformly yellow or maroon to pale brown or maroon with irregular reticulated cream markings; lobes 3-5 mm long, 6-8 mm broad at base, margins commonly with small rigid cilia. Corona 3-4 mm tall, 4 mm broad.
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Succulent perennial herb, up to 120 mm tall. Corolla 18 mm in diameter. Annulus prominent, vaguely pentagonal. Corona biseriate, slightly exceeding corona tube in height. Inner corona lobes very fleshy, acutely deltoid. Flowers bright golden yellow; corona bright yellow.
Succulent perennial herb, 70-90 mm tall. Corolla relatively large (up to 20 mm in diameter, usually ± 16 mm). Flowers maroon with whitish markings.
A succulent plant. It has stolons or runners. It grows 60 mm high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.07 - 0.09
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Environment

It is a subtropical plant. It grows between 300-1,200 m above sea level.
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Soil texture 6-7
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Usage

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Edible roots stems
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Orbea carnosa subsp. keithii world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:20009807-1
WFO ID wfo-0001359582
COL ID R2D6
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Synonyms

Caralluma fosteri Caralluma keithii Caralluma schweickerdtii Pachycymbium keithii Pachycymbium lancasteri Orbea carnosa subsp. keithii
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