Английская Википедия:Cheiridopsis speciosa
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Cheiridopsis speciosa is a species of plant from South Africa.
Description
This succulent is a robust, clump-forming subshrub that grows up to Шаблон:Convert tall with a diameter of up to Шаблон:Convert.[1] The leaves are a pale grey-green in colour with crimped margins. They are lightly keeled and faintly spotted.[1]
Flowers are present between August and September.[2] As with the other species of the genus, the flowers are open during the day and closed at night.[3] The flowers are solitary and with carmine to coppery petals. The centers may be magenta. They may also rarely be pure golden in colour.[1] The anthers are pale yellow.[2]
The fruit is 10-locular and cylindrical.[1]
Distribution and habitat
This species is endemic to the Northern Cape of South Africa, whre it grows in the dry habitats found in Namaualand.[4][5] It grows on quartzite outcrops and flats between Lekkersing, Vlakmyn and Spitskloof.[2]
Conservation
Cheiridopsis speciosa is considered to be of least concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute.[4]
References
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 1,2 1,3 e-Flora of South Africa. v1.36. 2022. South African National Biodiversity Institute. http://ipt.sanbi.org.za/iptsanbi/resource?r=flora_descriptions&v=1.36
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 2,2 Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite journal
- ↑ 4,0 4,1 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
