Nice plant outside Karibib,
Namibia.
This one is from my own collection.
Just an hour or so in the
afternoon.
A wild plant from outside Karibib,
Namibia.
This one is from my own collection.
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| Author: |
Gordon Douglas Rowley, 1994 |
| Family: |
PORTULACACEAE |
| Origin: |
Namibia |
| Soil: |
Grit - Mix |
| Water:
|
Minimum |
| Sun: |
Maximum |
| Thickness: |
2
Centimetres |
| Height: |
6
Centimetres |
| Flower:
|
White - Slightly Pink |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
| Names:
|
- |
| Synonyms: |
Anacampseros dinteri, Hans Schinz, 1908.
Anacampseros
quinaria var. schmidtii Berger.
Anacampseros
schmidtii Poelln.
Anacampseros wischkonii, Poelln.
Anacampseros ombonensis, Poelln.
Anacampseros neglecta, Poelln.
Anacampseros omaruruensis, Dinter ex Poelln.
Anacampseros ombonensis, Dinter & Poelln. |
This little member of
the
Portulacaceae
family was given this name by
Gordon Douglas Rowley in 1994. It is found in the central
Namibia, growing in grit or other well drained soil with little
water and lots of sun. The caudex can grow to two centimetres, the
branches up to six centimetres. The flowers are white with a slight
touch of pink.
The genera name means
'lawlessness' in Greek, but is more likely from Latin; avus;
'grandfather', referring to the "old-looking" stipular scales. The
species name after proff. Kurt M. Dinter, 1868-1945, a German
botanist working in Namibia.
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This column are photos of wild
Avonia dinteri, found 40 km north of Omaruru, Namibia.
Found by and photographed by Jacques van Thiel.
A plant on location.
Zoom of the leaves.
A wild plant exposed.
Another wild plant exposed.
A third wild plant exposed |
