Huernia plowesii
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Huernia plowesii is a species of plant from the subfamily of the asclepiadoideae (Asclepiadoideae).
features
Huernia plowesii forms stem succulent , upright or ascending, clump-forming shoots that are up to 3 cm high. In cross-section they are 4-ribbed and densely covered with pointed warts. The flowers are single, point outwards and sit on a relatively short, max. 1 cm long stem. The sepals measure 5 to 6 × 2 mm. The corolla has a diameter of 2.5 to 3.5 cm. It is dark purple-brown on the inside, the tips cream-colored with irregular, chestnut-brown spots. The inside pentagonal crown tube has a diameter of about 6 mm. The annulus is about 5 mm wide; it is purple-red on the inside, dark red on the outside and merges into dark red spots on a cream-colored background towards the edge. The crown lobes are approximately triangular, slightly wider than long and apically pointed. They are splayed out, basal bare and slightly hairy towards the apex.
Geographical distribution
The species occurs in the southwestern part of Namibia .
literature
- Focke Albers and Ulli Meve (eds.): Succulent lexicon Volume 3 Asclepiadaceae (silk plants) . 322 S., Ulmer, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 978-3-8001-3982-8 (description of the species p. 171).
