Dicrocaulon ramulosum (L.Bolus) Ihlenf.
LC Indigenous Endemic

Morphological description

Succulent shrub, up to 200 mm tall. Leaf-pairs dissimilar in shape, papillate, first leaf-pair short, forming a spherical to oviform, 2-lobed corpuscle, second pair up to 30 mm long. Flowers up to 35 mm diam., white. Fruit (4)5(6)-locular. From: Klak, C. 2013. Aizoaceae: Dicrocaulon. In: DA Snijman (ed.), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The Extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30: 195-195. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]

Habitat

N shallow soils with quartz pebbles. From: Klak, C. 2013. Aizoaceae: Dicrocaulon. In: DA Snijman (ed.), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The Extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30: 195-195. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]

Distribution

Western Namaqualand: Hondeklipbaai. From: Klak, C. 2013. Aizoaceae: Dicrocaulon. In: DA Snijman (ed.), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The Extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30: 195-195. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]

Altitude

20 to 540 m

Occurrence records map

This map contains point-based occurrences at different locations

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Residence status

Occurrence in the Flora of Southern Africa (FSA) countries and South African provinces. Residence status indicates if a taxon is indigenous, endemic, naturalised or invasive in a specific region. This data is based on specimen records and literature

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Names and Sources

Accepted name
Dicrocaulon ramulosum (L.Bolus) Ihlenf.

Published in: Mitt. Inst. Allg. Bot. Hamburg 16: 179 (1978)

Synonym(s)

Classification

KINGDOM Plantae

SUBKINGDOM Phanerogamae

SUBFAMILY Ruschioideae

SPECIES ramulosum

12 results for Dicrocaulon ramulosum (L.Bolus) Ihlenf.

Specimen records

Barcode: NBG1458894-0 Collector(s) & number: Helme, NA, 7966 | 2013-7-4

South Africa, Northern Cape, 35 km W of Garies, 1 km SW of Soutfontein.

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Barcode: NBG1481671-0 Collector(s) & number: Helme, NA, 8066 | 2013-8-19

South Africa, Northern Cape, Island Point; 8 km south of Groen River mouth.

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Observation records

Date: 11/3/2005 12:00:00 AM

Northern Cape

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Date: 8/12/2019 3:30:33 PM

Northern Cape, South Africa

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Date: 6/24/2012 12:02:00 PM

Northern Cape, South Africa

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Date: 7/4/2013 12:00:00 AM

Northern Cape

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Date: 8/2/2014 12:00:00 AM

Northern Cape

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Date: 9/2/2022 1:55:00 PM

Northern Cape, South Africa

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Date: 9/9/2019 12:56:00 PM

Northern Cape, South Africa

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Date: 8/24/2012 12:00:00 AM

Northern Cape, South Africa

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Date: 8/10/2023 11:45:00 AM

Northern Cape

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Date: 8/10/2023 11:57:00 AM

Northern Cape, South Africa

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Plant occurence records per dataset

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2013

SERIES CHAPTER

Aizoaceae: Dicrocaulon Klak, C

In: DA Snijman (ed.), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The Extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30: 195-195

South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria

2001

BOOK

Illustrated handbook of succulent plants: Aizoaceae F-Z Hartmann, HEKO

No results found for Dicrocaulon ramulosum (L.Bolus) Ihlenf.

Status

Status and criteria

LC

Assessor(s)

Plantae Coordinator

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BOOK SECTION
Walgate, M. 1939. A revision of Juttadinteria Schwant., Dracophilus Dint. et Schwant., and Namibia Dint. et Schwant. Edited by H.M.L. Bolus. Notes on Mesembryanthemum and allied genera. Bolus Herbarium

JOURNAL ARTICLE
Walker, C.C., Klopper, R.R., Smith, G.F. and Condy, G. 2015. Aloe succotrina. Flowering Plants of Africa. 64:26-40

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