Author: |
H-D. Ihlenfeldt & S.Jörgensen, 1973 |
Family: |
AIZOACEAE |
Origin: |
North-Western South Africa |
Soil: |
Grit |
Water:
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Medium |
Sun: |
Maximum |
Thickness: |
3 Centimetres |
Height: |
20 Centimetres |
Flower:
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White |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
Names:
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- |
Synonyms: |
Mesembryanthemum moniliforme, Carl Peter Thunberg, 1791.
Conophyllum moniliforme, Schwantes.
Mitrophyllum moniliforme, Schwantes.
Monilaria peersii, L.Bolus.
Schwantesia moniliformis, L.Bolus. |
This member of the Aizoaceae family was given this name by
Hans-Dieter Ihlenfeldt and Sigurd Jörgensen in 1973. It is found
in north western South Africa, growing in the wintertime in a well drained soil
or even grit with
some water and lots of sun. The swollen stems can grow to three
centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to 20 centimetres in
height. The
flowers are white. The
genera name from Latin monile; 'neckless' and the species
ending means 'looking like a Monilaria' as it first was
described as an
Mesembryanthemum.
IPNI also claims Martin
Heinrich Gustav Schwantes described it in 1929. This
is a winter-grower.
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