Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Tylecodon ventricosus (Burm.f.) Toelken |
Bibliography | Bothalia 12: 382 (1978) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. to Namibia |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Altitude | 50-1200m |
Description | leaves crowded at apex of carnose stems, linear-cylindrical, attenuate, acute, glabrous, inflorescence viscid pubescent, pedicellate, corymbose, flowers pedicellate, erect |
Size | 5-30cm |
Color | greenish yellow |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | succulent subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-24°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Cotyledon ventricosa Burm.f. Tylecodon jarmilae Halda |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, NAM Namibia) |