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Tylecodon racemosus (E.Mey. ex Harv.) Toelken  
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FamilyCRASSULACEAE
Genus speciesTylecodon racemosus (E.Mey. ex Harv.) Toelken 
BibliographyBothalia 12: 380 (1978)
Native Rangen. Cape Prov. to Namibia
Primary BiomeDesert or Dry Shrubland
Habitatdry, sandy grassland
Altitude200-1000m
Descriptionleaves crowded on apex of branchlets, green, glandular-hirsute, linear-lanceolate, 3-10mm, inflorescence erect thyrsus, corolla tubular, 10-15mm
Size10-40cm
Colorpink, white
Bloomearly summer
Ca
Typesucculent subshrub
Cultivationdry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil
alpine house, dry, sandy soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-24°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsCotyledon chloroleuca Dinter ex Friedrich
Cotyledon racemosa E.Mey. ex Harv.
Territory2 Africa
     27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, NAM Namibia)
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