Author: | Focke Albers,
1996 |
Family: |
GERANIACEAE |
Origin: |
Western
South Africa, Namibia |
Soil: |
Sand -
Mix |
Water:
|
Minimum |
Sun: |
Maximum |
Thickness: |
4
Centimetres |
Height: |
25 (100)
Centimetres |
Flower:
|
Pale
Yellow |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
Names:
|
Bushman
Candle |
Synonyms: |
Sarcocaulon crassicaule, S.E.A. Rehm, 1935.
Geranium spinosum, Burm.f.
Monsonia burmanni, DC.
Monsonia crassicaulis, F.Albers.
Sarcocaulon burmanni, Sweet. |
This member of the Geraniaceae
family was given
this name by Focke Albers in 1996. It is found in Namibia
and western South Africa, growing in sand or another well drained soil
with little water and lots of sun. The stems can grow up to four
centimetres in diameter and 25 centimetres long. The flowers are
pale yellow. The genera
is named for Lady Ann Monson, 18th century plant collector on the
Cape of Good Hope and in Bengal. The species name means
'thick-stemmed'.
This is a winter-grower. |