Rhinephyllum parvifolium L.Bolus

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Aizoaceae > Ruschioideae > Rhinephyllum

Characteristics

Ramuli saepe 10-foliati, internodiis vix visis, demum, foliis delapsis, vaginis brunneis politis vestiti, saepe 1-1.5 mm. diam.; folia supra visa clavata planaque, dorso rotundata, lat. visa obtusa, 6.9 mm. longa, 3-4 mm. lata, 2-3 mm. diam., vagina ca. 0.5 mm. longa; receptaculum globose turbinatum, 2 mm. longum, ad 3 mm. diam., a pedunculo tereti, ad 5 mm. longo, sat bene distinctum; sepala 5, fere aequilonga, 4.5 mm. longa, basi 1-2 mm. late, obtusa, 3 anguste marginata; petala 3-seriata, obtusa, inferne leviter angustata, aurea, externe aurantiaca, 5-7 mm. longa, ad 1 mm. lata; filamenta erecta, ad 5 mm. longa, lutea, basin versus alba, omnia parum supra basin papillata, polline luteo; glandulae 5, magnae, luteo virides, lobos ovarii bene superantes; ovarium circa marginem concavum, lobis rotundatis contiguis; stigmata 5, gracilia lutea, 6 mm. longa; capsula 1.5 mm. longa, 4 mm., expansa 6 mm., diam., supra fere plana vel lobis leviter elevatis compressisque, valvis late alatis, carinis contiguis vel apicem versus leviter divergentibus, alis tegentibus angustis, seminibus microscopice punctatis, pallidissime brunneis, vix 0.5 mm. longis, ca. 0.75 mm. latis.
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Perennial, caespitose, dwarf shrublet, up to 0.03 m high, rootstock thickened, succulent. Leaves semi-globose, epidermis rough from white elevations. Flowers solitary, deep yellow. Flowering time Nov., Dec. Capsules 5-locular, covering membranes reduced, expanding keels parallel, valve wings very broad.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Distribution

Rhinephyllum parvifolium world distribution map, present in South Africa

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WFO ID wfo-0001293850
COL ID 4S7R4
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Synonyms

Rhinephyllum parvifolium