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Tylecodon grandiflorus (Burm.f.) Toelken  
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FamilyCRASSULACEAE
Genus speciesTylecodon grandiflorus (Burm.f.) Toelken 
BibliographyBothalia 12: 379 (1978)
Native RangeCape Prov.
Primary BiomeDesert or Dry Shrubland
Habitatdry, sandy grassland
Altitude50-300m
Descriptionleaves terete, linear, acute, glabrous, inflorescence long pedunculate, racemose, few-flowered, flowers erect, corolla lobes lanceolate-oblong
Size15-50cm
Colororange red
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca
Typesucculent subshrub
Cultivationdry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil
alpine house, sandy soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-24°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsCotyledon curviflora Sims
Cotyledon grandiflora Burm.f.
Cotyledon purpurea Haw.
Cotyledon tuberculosa Lam.
Umbilicus tuberculosus DC. ex Steud.
Territory2 Africa
     27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces)
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