Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Cotyledon orbiculata L. |
Synonyms | Cotyledon ambigua Salisb. |
Cotyledon canaliculata Baker | |
Cotyledon elata Haw. | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 0-1800m |
Description | evergreen, succulent, leaves crowded at base, sharply acute, grey-green and apically red, flowers 20-25 long in compact inflorescence, petals 10-13mm long, revolute |
Size | 50-100cm |
Color | orange red |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-24°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Africa
South Tropical Africa (Angola , Mozambique ) Southern Africa (Cape Provinces , Lesotho , Namibia , KwaZulu-Natal , Free State , Swaziland , Northern Provinces) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CRASSULACEAE
orbiculata dactylopsis Toelken, Bothalia 12(4): 619 (1979)
orbiculata flanaganii (Schönland & Baker f.) Toelken, ibid.
orbiculata oblonga (Haw.) DC., Prodr. [A.P.de Candolle] 3: 396 (1828)
orbiculata spuria (L.) Toelken, ibid.
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