Family | AIZOACEAE |
Genus species | Cephalophyllum diversiphyllum (Haw.) N.E.Br. |
Bibliography | J. Bot. 67: 17 (1929) |
Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 300-800m |
Description | leaves crowded, deccusate, subcylindrical, very unequal in length, glaucous, rugose, at apex triquetrous-compressed, flowers solitary, pedicellate |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | succulent subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Cephalophyllum baylissii L.Bolus Cephalophyllum bredasdorpense L.Bolus Cephalophyllum caledonicum L.Bolus Cephalophyllum cauliculatum (Haw.) N.E.Br. Cephalophyllum diversifolium (Haw.) Schwantes Cephalophyllum vandermerwei L.Bolus Mesembryanthemum cauliculatum Haw. Mesembryanthemum diversifolium Haw. Mesembryanthemum diversiphyllum Haw. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |