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Sarcocaulon mossamedense (Welw. ex. Oliv.) Hiern  
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FamilyGERANIACEAE
Genus speciesSarcocaulon mossamedense (Welw. ex. Oliv.) Hiern 
SynonymsMonsonia mossamedensis Welw. ex Oliv.
Habitatdry, rocky slopes
Altitude350-700m
Descriptionsucculent, branchlets to 25mm in diameter, leaves broadly ovate to orbiculate, glabrous, finely dentate, spines curvate, petals 17-26mm long
Size10-30cm
Colorpink-white
Bloomsummer
Ca+
Typeshrub
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, germ. 1 month, 21-24°C
cuttings in late summer
Territory Africa
     South Tropical Africa (Angola )
     Southern Africa (Namibia)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

GERANIACEAE

Sarcocaulon mossamedense (Welv. ex Oliv.) Hiern, Cat. Afr. Pl. 1: 108 )1896)

Basionym:
Monsonia mossamedensis Welw. ex Oliv., Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver & al.] 1: 290 (1868)

Angola, Namibia
26 ANG 27 NAM

350-700m

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