Adromischus hemisphaericus is a perennial, succulent plant in the Crassulaceae family. It is commonly called Brosplakkies (brittle patches). The species is endemic to the Western Cape, South Africa.
Adromischus hemisphaericus is a small, decumbent, branching plant which tends to vary in its habit. The grey branches mature with peeling bark and reach 8 mm in diameter. Young branches are purplish-green and mature to grey. The leaves, grey with purple spots, can flake with wax. They are mostly flat and ovate, with slightly convex upper and lower faces, and can reach 3.5 cm long and 2.4 cm wide. Mid-summer brings inflorescences reaching 25 cm tall with many tubular flowers. The greenish-brown sepals are topped with triangular, light pink petals.[1]
The genus name, Adromischus, comes from Greek, Adro- meaning 'thick' and -mischus meaning 'stem'. [2] The species name, hemisphaericus, means 'hemispherical' in Latin, an epithet for its leaf shape.[3]
Adromischus hemisphaericus is endemic to the Western Cape, South Africa.[1] Populations occur on the Cape Peninsula, and sparsely east of the Hottentots Holland Mountains, and from Caledon to Worcester.[4]
Adromischus hemisphaericus is a perennial, succulent plant in the Crassulaceae family. It is commonly called Brosplakkies (brittle patches). The species is endemic to the Western Cape, South Africa.
Adromischus hemisphaericus es una especie de planta suculenta perteneciente a la familia Crassulaceae.
Es una planta perenne suculenta, un arbusto enano que alcanza un tamaño de 0.25 - 0.5 m de altura a una altitud de 500 a 1800 metros en Sudáfrica.[1]
Adromischus hemisphaericus fue descrita por (L.) Lem. y publicado en Jard. Fleur. 2(Misc.): 60 1852.[2]
Adromischus: nombre genérico que deriva de las palabras griegas: adro = "grueso" y mischus = "tallo".
hemisphaericus: epíteto latino que significa "hemisférico".[3]
Adromischus hemisphaericus es una especie de planta suculenta perteneciente a la familia Crassulaceae.
Adromischus hemisphaericus là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Crassulaceae. Loài này được (L.) Lem. miêu tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1852.[1]
Adromischus hemisphaericus là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Crassulaceae. Loài này được (L.) Lem. miêu tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1852.