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A plant grown as a caudiciform from Adenium-sib.ru.


A plant from Mesagarden.com.


A flowering plant by Beci Litops, Twitter.com.

Author: 

Graham Williamson, 1998

Family: 

PORTULACACEAE

Origin: 

North-Western South Africa

Soil: 

Mix - Grit

Water: 

Medium

Sun: 

Maximum

Thickness: 

2 Centimetres

Height: 

4 Centimetres

Flower: 

White - Whitish-Green - (Pale Pink?)

Propagate: 

Seeds/Leaf

Names: 

-

Synonyms: 

-

This member of the Portulacaceae family was given this name by Graham Williamson in 1998. It is found in northern Namaqualand, north of Steinkopf, towards summit of Umdaus in western South Africa, growing in a well drained soil with some water and lots of sun. The caudex can grow to two centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to four centimetres in height. The flowers are whitish green to white - and perhaps pale pink?.

The species name from the Greek word anakamptein, meaning 'to bend backwards' or 'restore', and Greek; eros; 'love'. The species name  from Latin pisum; "pea", because of the pea-green colour of the leaves.


Two plants with exposed caudex from Lifestyleseeds.co.za.