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Author: |
Hellmut R. Tölken, 1978 |
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Family: |
CRASSULACEAE |
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Origin: |
Namibia, Western South Africa |
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Soil: |
Grit - Mix |
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Water:
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Minimum |
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Sun: |
Medium |
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Thickness: |
7
Centimetres |
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Height: |
15 Centimetres |
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Flower:
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White / Green |
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Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings/Leaves |
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Names:
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- |
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Synonyms: |
Adromischus hoerleinianus, Poelln.
Adromischus keilhackii, Werderm.
Adromischus schaeferianus, A.Berger.
Cotyledon hoerleiniana, Dinter.
Cotyledon schaeferiana, Dinter.
Cotyledon sinus-alexandri, Poelln.
Tylecodon aridimontanus, G.Will. |
This member of the
Crassulaceae family is found in Namibia and western South Africa, growing in grit or a well
drained soil with little water in winter and none in summer. The
stem will get seven centimetres in diameter and fifteen centimetres high. The
flowers are white with a green outer, and the plant can be reproduced both by seeds,
leaves and cuttings. It was given this name by Hellmut R. Tölken in
1978.The genera name is
an anagram of Cotyledon; a closely-related genus. The species
name after Jacob Christian Schäffer, 1718-1790, a German dean,
professor, botanist, mycologist, entomologist, ornithologist and
inventor.
This is a
winter-grower.
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