Ruschia truteri L.Bolus

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Aizoaceae > Ruschioideae > Ruschia

Characteristics

Rami 6 visi, virgati glabri subcompressi, leviter alati, 11-19 cm longi, internodiis pallide brunneis vel canescentibus, saepius 3-4 cm longis, 2-3 mm diam.; partes herbaceae virides vel novellae subglaucae; folia primaria adulta mox patentia, basi subdecurrentia, cicatrice delapsorum subtriangulare, supra plana, superne vix angustata, obtusa, lat. visa superne vix angustata, apice rotundata, lateribus leviter convexis, carinata, carina demum ad lineam reducta, rarissime obscure denticulata vel in novellis junioribasque 3-5 denticulata, ad 2 cm longa cum vagina 0-5 mm, medio 3-4 mm lata diametroque; flores solitarii; pedunculi teretes, 1-2 cm longi, prope medium bracteati, bracteis interdum conspicuis, 7-11 mm longis cum vagina ad 2 mm; receptaculum obconicum vel globose obconicum, 3-4 mm longum, 6-7 mm diam.; sepala 5, e medio superne angustata, obtusa breviterque subulata, omnia ± marginata, 5-6 mm, vel in flore altero 6-7 mm, longa, basi 2-4 mm lata; petala non bene visa, 1-seriata ut videtur, interne vix angustata, obtusa, purpureo rosea, 1.3 cm longa, 1.25 mm lata; staminodia perpauca, staminibus breviora; filamenta ca. 4-seriata, conice collecta, interne pallida, superne purpureo rosea, ad 4 mm longa, exteriora basi obscure papillata, interiora parum supra basim papillata, antheris pollineque albis; discus sat conspicuus, profunde crenatus; ovarii lobi e disco fere erecti, sat obtuse compressi, tuberculati, ad 2.5 mm elevati; stigmata 5, gracilia, inter lobos profunde posita, ad 7 mm longa; capsula non visa.
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Perennial, dwarf shrublet, height not recorded, stems erect with long shoots when growing in other plants, caespitose in open areas. Leaves trigonous, older stems with leaf scars, epidermis smooth, apex recurved. Flowers solitary, pink. Capsules not known.
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Distribution

Ruschia truteri world distribution map, present in South Africa

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WFO ID wfo-0001294180
COL ID 4TR87
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Synonyms

Ruschia truteri