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Family: PORTULACACEAE 
 Avonia dinteri

ROSOPSIDA
 

Nice plant outside Karibib, Namibia.

   
Author:  Gordon Douglas Rowley 1994
Family:  Portulaceae
Habitat:  Namibia
Soil:  Grit or Mix
Water:  Minimum
Sun:  Maximum
Thickness:  2 centimetres
Height:  6 centimetres
Flower:  White - Slightly Pink
Reproduction:  Seeds/Cuttings
Pop names:  -
Synonyms:  Anacampseros dinteri, Hans Schinz 1908. Anacampseros quinaria var. schmidtii Berger. Anacampseros schmidtii Poelln. Anacampseros wischkonii, Poelln. Anacampseros ombonensis, Poelln.

Not sure this is Avonia dinteri. It is from my own collection.

Not sure this is Avonia dinteri. It is from my own collection.

 

 

    This little member of the Portulaceae family was given this name by Gordon Douglas Rowley in 1994. It is found in the central Namibia, growing in grit or other well drained soil with little water and lots of sun. The caudex can grow to two centimetres, the branches up to six centimetres. The flowers are white with a slight touch of pink.  

Kingdom SubKingdom SuperDivision Division SubDivision Class SubClass SuperOrder Order Family Genus Species
PLANTAE Tracheophyta Spermatophytes Magnoliophyta Magnoliophytina

Rosopsida

Caryophyllidae

Caryophyllanae

Caryophyllales

 Portulaceae Avonia dinteri