Peersia frithii (L.Bolus) L.Bolus

Succulent shrub, compact or forming cushions, 80-100 mm tall. Leaves trigonous, tapering from a broader base to an often recurved, acute, pointed tip, epidermis smooth, old leaves remaining on stem for several years as black, dry fingers, 25-40 mm long, ± 8 mm thick. Flowers solitary, opening in evening, petals yellow, 6-12 mm long, pedicels > 20 mm long, 2 outer calyx lobes taller than 76 mmner. Fruit 5-locular, closing bodies absent, valve wings broad, 7-9.5 mm diam.