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Tylecodon buchholzianus (Schuldt & P.Stephan) Toelken  
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FamilyCRASSULACEAE
Genus speciesTylecodon buchholzianus (Schuldt & P.Stephan) Toelken 
BibliographyBothalia 12: 379 (1978)
Native Rangenw. Cape Prov. to Namibia
Primary BiomeDesert or Dry Shrubland
Habitatdry, sandy grassland
Descriptionleaves short lived, crowded, linear-cylindrical to obovate, 5-40mm, inflorescence sessile thyrsus, to 2cm, corolla tubular, 10-15mm, petals hirsute
Size15-30cm
Colorpurple, red-purple
Bloomearly spring
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 buchholziana Schuldt & P.Stephan
Territory2 Africa
     27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, NAM Namibia)
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