Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Tylecodon sulphureus (Toelken) Toelken |
Synonyms | Cotyledon sulphurea Toelken |
Habitat | shady rocks |
Altitude | 700-1100m |
Description | leaves minute, 5-25mm, oblanceolate, glabrous, minutely papilose, adaxially sulcate, obtuse, inflorescence erect, flattened thyrsus, corolla tubular |
Size | 1-3cm |
Color | white, pale rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | succulent |
Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-24°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Cape Provinces) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CRASSULACEAE
sulphureus armianus van Jaarsv., Flow. Pl. Africa 50(2): t. 1984 (1989)
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