Duvalia corderoyi
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Duvalia corderoyi is a species of plant from the subfamily of the asclepiadoideae (Asclepiadoideae).
features
Duvalia corderoyi is a stem succulent plant with hexagonal, spherical to oval shoots. These are green and measure 1.2 to 3 (up to 4.5 cm) in height and 1.2 to 2.5 cm in diameter. The leaflets are very small, about 1 mm by 1 mm.
The stalked inflorescence contains one or more flowers. The inflorescence stem is 1.5 to 2.5 cm long and arises near the base of the shoot. The flower has a strong smell of feces. The sepals are about 4 mm long. The corolla measures about 3 to 4.5 cm in diameter. It is light red-brown to dark red-brown, rarely light green-brown. The corolla lobes are 12 to 16 mm long and 9 to 12 mm wide at the base. They are furrowed lengthways and the epidermis is strongly bent outwards. The folded, downward-pointing edges are covered with purple-colored, approximately 2 mm long, club-like hair. The annulus is fleshy and mottled light / dark. It has a diameter of 10 to 15 mm and is 2.5 to 4 mm high. It is densely covered with simple, up to 3 mm long, white or purple hair. The secondary crown is reddish brown, the disc (or base) of the secondary crown is 6.5 to 9 mm in diameter. The staminal corolla lobes are cream-colored to reddish brown; they measure 2 to 3 mm × 2 to 3 mm.
The follicles are 10 to 15 cm long. The seeds are 5 to 6 mm long and 3 to 3.5 mm wide.
The number of chromosomes is 2n = 66.
distribution
Duvalia corderoyi occurs in the Northern Cape Province of the Republic of South Africa .
swell
- Focke Albers, Ulli Meve (Hrsg.): Succulent lexicon Volume 3 Asclepiadaceae (silk plants) . Ulmer, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 978-3-8001-3982-8 , p. 126.
Individual evidence
- ^ Duvalia corderoyi at Tropicos.org. In: IPCN Chromosome Reports . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis
