Tylecodon buchholzianus
| Tylecodon buchholzianus | |
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| Tylecodon buchholzianus at the botanical garden of Villa Durazzo-Pallavicini, Genova Pegli | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Crassulaceae |
| Genus: | Tylecodon |
| Species: | T. buchholzianus |
| Binomial name | |
| Tylecodon buchholzianus (Schuldt & P.Stephan) Toelken | |
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Tylecodon buchholzianus is a species of succulents in the genus Tylecodon belonging to the family Crassulaceae.
Description
Tylecodon buchholzianus is a shub reaching a height of about 20-30 cm. It is a winter slow-growing plant, dormant during the summer.. The stem is a swollen and thickened caudex with a diameter up to 30 cm and many elongate whithish or grey branches. In the Spring arise almost cylindrical green leaves, about 10 cm long, but the photosynthesis may be granted also by microscopic leaflets on the stem. Flowers are pale pink, have recurved lobes and emerge from tubes on short petioles. Flowering period extends from January to late Spring.
Distribution
This species is native to Namaqualand in South Africa and Namibia.
Subspecies
- Tylecodon buchholzianus var. buchholzianus
- Tylecodon buchholzianus var. fasciculatus
References
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