Author: | Moritz
Kurt Dinter, 1914 |
Family: |
TALINACEAE |
Origin: |
Botswana,
Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, N South Africa,
Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
Soil: |
Mix |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Medium |
Thickness: |
9
Centimetres |
Height: |
40
Centimetres |
Flower:
|
Yellow |
Propagate: |
Seeds |
Names:
|
- |
Synonyms: |
Talinum
crispatulatum, Hedw.
Talinum dinteri von
Poellnitz.
Talinum lissospermum, C.A.Sm. ex Poelln.
Talinum transvaalense Poelln.
(Talinum
crispatulum, Moritz
Kurt Dinter, 1927?) |
This member of the
Talinaceae
family was given this name by
Moritz Kurt Dinter in 1914.
It is found in Botswana,
Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, northern South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia
and Zimbabwe, growing in well-drained soil
with some water and some sun. The caudex can grow to nine centimetres,
the stem will reach for 40 centimetres. The
flowers are yellow.The
genera name is derived from the Senegalese name for a certain
species in Senegal. The species name means 'very narrow', referring to the linear leaves. |