| Author: |
Maike Gerbaulet, 1997 |
| Family: |
AIZOACEAE |
| Origin: |
Southern South Africa |
| Soil: |
Grit |
| Water:
|
Minimum |
| Sun: |
Medium |
| Thickness: |
4
Centimetres |
| Height: |
15
Centimetres |
| Flower:
|
White - Yellow |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
| Names:
|
- |
| Synonyms: |
Might be: Mesembryanthemum holense, Klak,
2007.
Sphalmanthus herbertii,
Nicholas Edward
Brown.
Aridaria herbertii, Friedrich.
Nycteranthus herbertii, Schwantes.
Phyllobolus humilis, Klak.
Sphalmanthus humilis, L.Bolus. |
This member of the
Aizoaceae family was given this name by Maike Gerbaulet in 1997. It's
found in southern South Africa, where it grows in grit with little water
and quite some sun. The caudex can grow to four centimetres in
diameter and the plant up to fifteen centimetres in height. The flowers are
white to yellow, and beside from seeds, it can also be
reproduced by cuttings.
The genera name from Latin Phyllo; 'leaf' and bolus;
'a large pill'. The species is named after Dean William
Herbert, a 19th century British bulb taxonomist. |
