Aloinopsis

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Aloinopsis
Aloinopsis rubrolineata

Aloinopsis rubrolineata

Systematics
Eudicotyledons
Nuclear eudicotyledons
Order : Clove-like (Caryophyllales)
Family : Midday flowers (Aizoaceae)
Subfamily : Ruschioideae
Genre : Aloinopsis
Scientific name
Aloinopsis
Schwantes
Aloinopsis spathulata

Aloinopsis is a genus of plants fromthe afternoon flower family (Aizoaceae). The botanical name of the genus is derived from the name of the genus Aloe and the Greek noun "ὅψις" (opsis) for appearance . He refers to the aloe-like shape of the leaves of some species originally belonging to the genus, which are now classified in the genus Nananthus .

description

The plants of the genus Aloinopsis grow compact. Their roots are irregularly thickened and either fleshy or beet-shaped. In the resting phase they have two to three pairs of leaves that are arranged in a rosette . The surface of the egg to spoon-shaped leaves is rough due to raised points or warts.

Apparently there are no bracts as they are almost as long as the leaves. The flowers are hermaphroditic. There are five to six sepals available. Their yellow, salmon, peach, pink or cream-colored petals can be striped lengthways or change their color from the base to the tip. The stamens form a wide cone of the scars envelops. The eight to twelve-faceted capsule fruits are similar to those of the genus Titanopsis .

Systematics and distribution

The genus Aloinopsis is distributed in South Africa in parts of the Western Cape Province , in the south of the Northern Cape Province and in the west of the Western Cape Province. The plants usually grow on slate. The precipitation falls mainly in the months of March and November.

The first description was published in 1926 by Gustav Schwantes . The holotype is Aloinopsis rosulata . According to Heidrun Hartmann (* 1942) the genus Aloinopsis includes the following species:

In a broader sense, the genera Prepodesma and Deilanthe were also included in the genus Aloinopsis .

proof

literature

  • Heidrun EK Hartmann (Ed.): Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants: Aizoaceae AE . Springer Verlag, Berlin / Heidelberg / New York 2001, ISBN 3-540-41691-9 , pp. 33-37 .
  • Gideon Smith et al. a. (Ed.): Mesembs of the World: Illustrated Guide to a Remarkable Succulent Group . Briza Publications, 1998, ISBN 1-875093-13-3 , pp. 156-159 .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Journal of Succulents . Volume 2, p. 177, Berlin 1926
  2. ↑ Heidrun EK Hartmann: Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants: Aizoaceae AE , Springer Verlag, Berlin / Heidelberg / New York 2001, pp. 34–35

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