Author: | Neville Stuart Pillans, 1927
|
Family: |
PORTULACACEAE |
Origin: |
Southern
South Africa |
Soil: |
Grit |
Water:
|
Minimum |
Sun: |
Maximum |
Thickness: |
2
Centimetres |
Height: |
6
Centimetres |
Flower:
|
White - Pale
Pink |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Leaf |
Names:
|
- |
Synonyms: |
- |
This member of the Portulacaceae family was
described by Neville Stuart Pillans in 1927. It is found in Southern
South Africa,
growing in grit with little water and lots of sun. The caudex can
grow up to two centimetres in diameter, the whole plant up to six
centimetre. The flowers are white to pale pink.
The species name from the Greek word anakamptein,
meaning 'to bend backwards' or 'restore', and Greek; eros;
'love'. The species
name after proff. Robert H. Compton, a British botanist. |