PLANTAE / PHANEROGAMAE / ANTHOPHYTA / CARYOPHYLLALES / AIZOACEAE / RUSCHIOIDEAE / RUSCHIEAE / NELIA / PILLANSII
Compact, dwarf succulent, with up to 40 branches but mostly fewer, 2 or 3 leaf-pairs to a branch. Leaves trigonous, narrowing gradually from base to tip, 20-50 x 5-12 mm. Flowers in cymes of 1-3, with bracts and bracteoles, outer spreading petals at most as long as calyx lobes, petals merging into filamentous staminodes, stiff, white, later yellowish. Fruit 5-locular, with broad valve wings and no closing body, 6-8 mm diam. From: Klak, C. 2013. Aizoaceae: Nelia. In: DA Snijman (ed.), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The Extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30: 219-219. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
On quartzitic slopes or on flats. From: Klak, C. 2013. Aizoaceae: Nelia. In: DA Snijman (ed.), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The Extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30: 219-219. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
Northern Namaqualand. From: Klak, C. 2013. Aizoaceae: Nelia. In: DA Snijman (ed.), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The Extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30: 219-219. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
100 to 350 m
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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
Nelia meyeri Schwantes
Nelia meyeri Schwantes var. longipetala L.Bolus
Nelia robusta Schwantes
Classification
KINGDOM Plantae
SUBKINGDOM Phanerogamae
PHYLUM Anthophyta
ORDER Caryophyllales
FAMILY Aizoaceae
SUBFAMILY Ruschioideae
TRIBE Ruschieae
GENUS Nelia
SPECIES pillansii
13 results for Nelia pillansii (N.E.Br.) Schwantes
Barcode: NBG0201732-0 Collector(s) & number: Desmet, PG, 620 | 1996-11-9
South Africa, Northern Cape, Namaqualand. Staanhoek Farm, 300m W of Wolfberg Road, 1.5 km N of the junction with the Kleinzee-Springbok Road.
General notes: Lowland succulent karoo of the Namaqualand coastal plain. Well-drained, clay, stony, rocky soil. Gentle slope (2-10). Quartzite. Full sun. Undisturbed, some mining nearby. De Beers Staanhoek Project plot 3, dwarf leaf, succulent shrubland on quartz pebble, plains and bedrock outcrops. Very rich in succulent species.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0769979-0 Collector(s) & number: Burgoyne, PM, 11154 | 2007-12-4
South Africa, Northern Cape, Namaqualand District; ± 39 km E of Port Nolloth on Wolfberg road.
General notes: Quaternary deposits. Slope: none. Low clumps with dense cluster of leaves borne upright.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0091244-0 Collector(s) & number: Wisura, W, 1668 | 1970-7-19
South Africa, Northern Cape, Vioolsdrif. 17 miles N. of Lekkersing. On top of quartzite hill, W. of the road.
General notes: On top of quartzite hill, W. of the road. Ex hort. 23-10-1970.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
This map contains point-based occurrences at different locations
2013
SERIES CHAPTER
Aizoaceae: Nelia Klak, CIn: DA Snijman (ed.), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The Extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30: 219-219
South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria
2001
BOOK
Illustrated handbook of succulent plants: Aizoaceae F-Z Hartmann, HEKONo results found for Nelia pillansii (N.E.Br.) Schwantes
Status and criteria
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Plantae Coordinator
BOOK
Tarboton, W. and Tarboton, M. 2002. A fieldguide to the dragonflies of South Africa. Privately published by the authors
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Pinhey, E. 1970. Monographic study of the genus <i>Trithemis</i> Brauer (Odonata: Libellulidae). Memoirs of the entomological Society of southern Africa. 11:1-159
OTHER
Rambur, M.P. 1842. Histoire naturelle des Insectes. Névroptères.. Librairie Encyclopedique de Roretxvii+1-534
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Ris, F. 1931. Odonata aus Süd-Angola. Revue Suisse de Zoologie. 38:97-112
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Pinhey, E. 1984. A check-list of the Odonata of Zimbabwe and Zambia. Smithersia. 3:1-64
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Pinhey, E. 1967. Odonata of Ngamiland. Arnoldia. 15:1-17
BOOK
Dijkstra, K.-D and Lewington, R. 2006. Field Guide to the Dragonflies of Britain and Europe. British Wildlife Publishing
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Pinhey, E. 1985. A survey of the dragonflies (Odonata) of South Africa. Part 2. Anisoptera. Journal of the Entomological Society of South Africa. 48:1-48
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