Author: |
Martin H. Gustav Schwantes,
1928 |
Family: |
AIZOACEAE |
Origin: |
Southern
South Africa |
Soil: |
Grit
- Mix |
Water:
|
Minimum |
Sun: |
Maximum |
Thickness: |
7
Centimetres |
Height: |
15
Centimetres |
Flower:
|
White
/ Pink |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
Names:
|
- |
Synonyms: |
- |
This member of the
Aizoaceae family was described by Martin Heinrich Gustav Schwantes in 1928. It is found
in southern South Africa. It grows in a grit or other well
drained soil with little water and lots of sun. The caudex will grow
up to eight centimetres in diameter, the plant raises up to fifteen centimetres. The flowers are white and
pale pink.
The genera name for Prof.
Dr. Hermann Wilhelm Rudolf Marloth, 1855-1931, a German
botanist. The species name from Uniondale, Eastern Cape, where
it is found. |