Author: | Colin C.
Walker, 2008 |
Family: |
GERANIACEAE |
Origin: |
Southern Namibia |
Soil: |
Mix |
Water:
|
Minimum |
Sun: |
Maximum |
Thickness: |
2,5 Centimetres |
Height: |
30
Centimetres |
Flower:
|
Pale Rose |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
Names:
|
- |
Synonyms: |
Sarcocaulon lavrani, Josef Jakob Halda, 1997 |
This member of the Geraniaceae
might not been called Monsonia yet, but if F. Albers are
right, it will be. It is found in Southern Namibia, growing in a
well drained soil with little water and lots of sun. The stems can
grow to two and a half centimetre in diameter and the whole plant up
to 30 centimetres high.
The genera is named for Lady Ann Monson, 18th century plant
collector on the Cape of Good Hope and in Bengal. The species name
for John J. Lavranos, a Greek-borne insurance broker, botanist and
interpid collector of succulents in south and east Africa.
This Monsonia/Sarocaulon
was not discovered when F.
Albers changed the Sarocaulons into Monsonias
in 1996, but Colin C. Walker published this combination in
CactusWorld 26(4):249, 2008.
This is a winter-grower. |