Delosperma caespitosum

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Delosperma caespitosum L.Bolus

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Morphological description

Glabrum caespitosum; rami prostrati, ad 4 mm. diam., e basi ramulos graciles floriferos emittentes; folia patentia vel recurvata, supra concava, viridia, primaria ad 4 cm. longa, ad 5 mm. lata, saepe medio 3 mm. diam.; i lores saepius solitarii ramulum brevem terminantes itaque inflorescentiam laxam formantes, foliis intermixtis, rarius 3-nati, diurni, corolla demum ad 2.2 cm. diam., vel rarius 2.4 cm.; pedunculi 1.5-2 cm. longi, apice leviter constricti; receptaculum turbinatum, 6 mm. longa, 6 mm. diam., apice leviter contrictum; sepala valde inaequilonga, ad 0.7-1.2 cm. longa, interdum accrescentia; petala 1-2-seriata, in sectione sat densa, subaequilonga, apicem versus interdum leviter ampliata, nivea, ad 9 mm. longa, fere ad 1.5 mm. lata; staminodia late recurvata, basi pallida, deinde rosea, apice acuminata alba, 5 mm. longa; stamina ad 3.5 mm. longa, filamentis pallidus, exterioribus parcissime papilloso-ciliatis, interioribus medio vel supra papillata, antheris luteis; glandulae distantes undulatae; ovarium leviter elevatum, lobis distantibus obtusis, glandulas haud attingentibus; stigmata 5 subulata acuminata, ad 2.25 mm. longa; capsula 8 mm. diam., valvis ringentibus. From: Bolus, HML. 1930. Notes on Mesembrianthemum and allied genera. 161-176. University of Cape Town, Cape Town. [All rights reserved]

Perennial, prostrate, dwarf shrublet with decumbent branches, up to 0.15 m high. Leaves succulent, spindle-shaped, upper surface grooved, covered by even bladder cells, apex rounded. Flowers solitary or in cymes, white. Flowering time spring to late summer. Capsules pale honey-coloured, 4- or 5-locular, closing bodies absent, covering membranes reduced to a ledge, expanding keels parallel, valve wings not much broader than expanding keels. From: Burgoyne, PM; Bredenkamp, CL. 2019. Aizoaceae: Delosperma N.E.Br. In: CL Bredenkamp (ed.), A Flora of the Eastern Cape Province. Strelitzia 41(1): 211-224. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]

D. brevipetalo, L. Bol. valde affine, sed foliis late patentibus vel decurvatis, petalis majoribus, stigmatibus sine seta apicali, praecipue differt. From: Bolus, HML. 1930. Notes on Mesembrianthemum and allied genera. 161-176. University of Cape Town, Cape Town. [All rights reserved] As: Delosperma caespitosum L.Bolus f. roseum (L.Bolus) L.Bolus

Habitat

Rocky areas on flats and hills of karoo sediments, also near the sea. Sub-Escarpment Grassland, Sub-Escarpment Savanna, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Albany Thicket. From: Burgoyne, PM; Bredenkamp, CL. 2019. Aizoaceae: Delosperma N.E.Br. In: CL Bredenkamp (ed.), A Flora of the Eastern Cape Province. Strelitzia 41(1): 211-224. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]

Distribution

Mthatha S to Komga, Kentani, Kei and Qolora River Mouths and East London. From: Burgoyne, PM; Bredenkamp, CL. 2019. Aizoaceae: Delosperma N.E.Br. In: CL Bredenkamp (ed.), A Flora of the Eastern Cape Province. Strelitzia 41(1): 211-224. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]

Flowering time

November to February

Altitude

20 to 610 m

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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

Delosperma caespitosum L.Bolus

Published in: Notes Mesembryanthemum [H.M.L. Bolus] 2: 167 (1930)

Synonym(s)

Delosperma caespitosum L.Bolus f. roseum (L.Bolus) L.Bolus

Published in: Notes Mesembryanthemum [H.M.L. Bolus] 2: 168 (1930)

Classification

KINGDOM Plantae

SUBKINGDOM Phanerogamae

PHYLUM Anthophyta

ORDER Caryophyllales

FAMILY Aizoaceae

SUBFAMILY Ruschioideae

TRIBE Ruschieae

GENUS Delosperma

SPECIES caespitosum

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Specimen records

Barcode: NH0016113-0 Collector(s) & number: Indian collector, s.n. | 1916-8-25

South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Plants from Donnybrook.

General notes: Cultivated at Natal Herbarium.

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Barcode: PRE0897559-0 Collector(s) & number: Helme, NA, 6947(b) | 2011-1-25

South Africa, Stormberg, 22 km west of Dordrecht, Smuts Pass.

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Barcode: NBG0109397-0 Collector(s) & number: Wisura, W, 2657 | 1973-6-15

South Africa, Eastern Cape, (Butterworth). Mazeppa Bay.

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Barcode: NH0145163-0 Collector(s) & number: Parbhoo, S, 55 | 2015-1-16

South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Impendle District, New forest farm. B2 property adjacent to Ezemvelo, Umngeni vlei Nature Reserve.

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Barcode: SAM0036747-0 Collector(s) & number: Flanagan, HG, 1308 | 1892-11-1

South Africa, Eastern Cape, Kentani. Near Kei Mouth, grassy hill

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Barcode: NBG0105693-0 Collector(s) & number: Wisura, W, 2657 | 1973-6-15

South Africa, Eastern Cape, (Butterworth). Mazeppa Bay.

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