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Succulent herb up to c. 15 cm high, with trailing stems. Leaves opposite, sessile, 2-4.5 cm long, succulent, subcylindric, grooved along the upper surface, grey-green, finely papillose. Flowers in several-flowered, forked inflorescences, 18-25 mm in diameter, white, faintly scented. |
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Worldwide distribution: | Restricted to granite outcrops from Nyanga to Limpopo Escarpment. |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Literature: |
Golding, J.S. (ed.) (2002). Zimbabwe Plant Red Data List. Southern African Plant Red Data Lists. SABONET 14 Page 166. under Mesembryanthemaceae Gonçalves, M.L. (1978). Mesembryanthemaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Pages 551 - 553. under Mesembryanthemaceae Mapaura, A. (2002). Endemic Plant Species of Zimbabwe. Kirkia 18(1) Page 144. under Mesembryanthemaceae Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 62. under Mesembryanthemaceae Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 87. |
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