Biology:Cheiridopsis speciosa

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Short description: South African succulent species

Cheiridopsis speciosa
Caryophyllales - Cheiridopsis speciosa - kew 1.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Aizoaceae
Genus: Cheiridopsis
Species:
C. speciosa
Binomial name
Cheiridopsis speciosa
L.Bolus
Synonyms[1]
  • Cheiridopsis comptonii L.Bolus
  • Cheiridopsis comptonii L.Bolus ex Jacobsen

Cheiridopsis speciosa is a species of plant from South Africa.

Description

This succulent is a robust, clump-forming subshrub that grows up to 10 cm (3.9 in) tall with a diameter of up to 30 cm (12 in).[2] The leaves are a pale grey-green in colour with crimped margins. They are lightly keeled and faintly spotted.[2]

Flowers are present between August and September.[3] As with the other species of the genus, the flowers are open during the day and closed at night.[4] The flowers are solitary and with carmine to coppery petals. The centers may be magenta. They may also rarely be pure golden in colour.[2] The anthers are pale yellow.[3]

The fruit is 10-locular and cylindrical.[2]

Distribution and habitat

This species is endemic to the Northern Cape of South Africa , whre it grows in the dry habitats found in Namaualand.[5][6] It grows on quartzite outcrops and flats between Lekkersing, Vlakmyn and Spitskloof.[3]

Conservation

Cheiridopsis speciosa is considered to be of least concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute.[5]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15611899 entry