Trichodiadema occidentale

Trichodiadema occidentale is succulent plant of the genus Trichodiadema, native to the Western Cape Province, South Africa, where it grows in rocky shale or limestone hills in the Overberg region, and especially in disturbed areas.

Trichodiadema occidentale
Trichodiadema occidentale growing near the town of Napier.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Aizoaceae
Genus: Trichodiadema
Species:
T. occidentale
Binomial name
Trichodiadema occidentale

It occurs in the regions of Caledon, Bredasdorp and Swellendam.

Description

A small succulent shrub, with spreading stems ending in erect branches, eventually forming a mat. The internodes are very short. The base is a thick tuberous taproot of various shapes.

The leaves have waxy bladder cells, and are tipped with a few short, pale hairs.

The flowers are apricot coloured, each petal with a darker purple central stripe. The stamens form a low central cone surrounded by filamentous staminodes.[1][2]

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References
  1. Hartmann, H.E.K.; Niesler, I.M. (2013), "A new morphological study of the genus Trichodiadema (Aizoaceae) permits the description of a new subgenus, T. subg. Gemiclausa", Bradleya, 31: 58–75, doi:10.25223/brad.n31.2013.a9
  2. http://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=165-26


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