Tylecodon buchholzianus

Description

Tylecodon buchholzianus is a shub reaching a height of about 20-30 cm. It is a winter slow-growing plant, dormant during the summer.. The stem is a swollen and thickened caudex with a diameter up to 30 cm and many elongate whithish or grey branches. In the Spring arise almost cylindrical green leaves, about 10 cm long, but the photosynthesis may be granted also by microscopic leaflets on the stem. Flowers are pale pink, have recurved lobes and emerge from tubes on short petioles. Flowering period extends from January to late Spring.

Distribution

This species is native to Namaqualand in South Africa and Namibia.

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