Cheiridopsis

Cheiridopsis
Cheiridopsis aspera
Systematics
Eudicotyledons Nuclear eudicotyledons Order : Clove-like (Caryophyllales) Family : Midday flowers (Aizoaceae) Subfamily : Ruschioideae Genre : Cheiridopsis
Scientific name
Cheiridopsis
NEBr.

Cheiridopsis is a plant kind from the family of aizoaceae (Aizoaceae). The botanical name is derived from the Greek words cheiris for 'sheath' and -opsis for 'similar' and refers to the paper-like leaf sheaths that are formed during the dormant period.

description

The species of the genus Cheiridopsis grow as compact to lawn-like, rarely branched plants or are mat-forming. Their leaf sheaths are persistent, the keeled leaves are three-edged to triangular and rounded at their base. Sometimes the leaf margin or the keel are toothed. Your epidermis is papillary .

The individual flowers have bracts . There are four or five sepals . The petals are yellow or cream-colored, rarely purple-orange or red. They are often tinged with purple. The fragrant flowers open around noon and close at sunset. The flowering period extends from April to October.

The capsule fruits have 10 to 20 compartments. They contain flat to round, light brown and smooth or darker and papillary seeds .

Systematics and distribution

The distribution area of ​​the genus Cheiridopsis extends south of Lüderitz in Namibia through the Namaqualand to the western and central areas of the Western Cape in South Africa . The species grow mainly in the winter rain areas.

The first description by Nicholas Edward Brown was published in 1925. The type species is Cheiridopsis rostrata . The genus Cheiridopsis is divided into three subgenera and includes the following species:

• Cheiridopsis subg. Cheiridopsis
  • Cheiridopsis amabilis S.A. Hammer
  • Cheiridopsis delphinoides S.A.Hammer
  • Cheiridopsis whosebergiana Schwantes
  • Cheiridopsis gamoepensis S.A.Hammer
  • Cheiridopsis imitans L. Bolus
  • Cheiridopsis meyeri N.E.Br.
  • Cheiridopsis minor (L.Bolus) HEKHartmann
  • Cheiridopsis namaquensis (Sond.) HEKHartmann
  • Cheiridopsis nelii Schwantes
  • Cheiridopsis pearsonii N.E.Br.
  • Cheiridopsis peculiaris N.E.Br.
  • Cheiridopsis rostrata (L.) NEBr.
  • Cheiridopsis schlechteri table.
  • Cheiridopsis turbinata L. Bolus
• Cheiridopsis subg. Aequifoliae H.EK Hartmann
  • Cheiridopsis brownii Schick & Tisch.
  • Cheiridopsis caroli-schmidtii N.E.Br.
  • Cheiridopsis denticulata (Haw.) NEBr.
  • Cheiridopsis glomerata S.A. Hammer
  • Cheiridopsis herrei L.Bolus
  • Cheiridopsis pillansii L. Bolus
  • Cheiridopsis purpurea L. Bolus
  • Cheiridopsis robusta N.E.Br.
  • Cheiridopsis verrucosa L. Bolus
• Cheiridopsis subg. Odontophoroides H.EK Hartmann
  • Cheiridopsis acuminata L. Bolus
  • Cheiridopsis aspera L. Bolus
  • Cheiridopsis pilosula L. Bolus
  • Cheiridopsis ponderosa S.A. Hammer
  • Cheiridopsis rudis L. Bolus
  • Cheiridopsis speciosa L. Bolus
  • Cheiridopsis umdausensis L.Bolus
  • Cheiridopsis velox S.A. Hammer

Of unknown assignment are:

• Cheiridopsis campanulata G. Will.
• Cheiridopsis umbrosa S.A. Hammer & Desmet

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. 117-128 .
• 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. 206-209 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The Gardeners' Chronicle . 3rd episode, Volume 73, 1925, p. 433.
2. ^ G. Williamson: A new Cheiridopsis (Mesembryanthemaceae) from the Richtersveld . In: Aloe . Volume 37, Number 1, 2000, pp. 4-7.
3. ↑ S. Hammer: A new shade-loving species of Cheiridopsis NEBr. In: Cactus and Succulent Journal . Volume 74, Number 3, Cactus and Succulent Society of America, 2002, pp. 112-115.

Web links

Commons : Cheiridopsis  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• List of species of Cheiridopsis in the Red List of South African Plants