| Author: | Hellmut R.
Toelken, 1978 |
| Family: |
CRASSULACEAE |
| Origin: |
Southern
Namibia, Western
South Africa |
| Soil: |
Mix |
| Water:
|
Medium |
| Sun: |
Maximum |
| Thickness: |
10 Centimetres |
| Height: |
50 Centimetres |
| Flower:
|
Yellow - Orange |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
| Names:
|
- |
| Synonyms: |
Cotyledon wallichii,
William
Henry Harvey.
Tylecodon wallichii subsp. ecklonianus,
Toelken.
Tylecodon papillaris subsp. wallichii,
G.D.Rowley. |
This member of the Crassulaceae
family was given this name by Hellmut R.
Toelken in 1978. It is found in the southern Namibia and
western South Africa,
growing in a well drained soil with some water and lots of sun. The
stem can grow up to ten centimetres in diameter. The whole plant can
reach for 50-80 centimetres. The flowers are yellow to orange.
The genera name is an anagram of
Cotyledon; a closely-related genus. The species name after
Dr. Nathaniel Wallich, early 19th century Danish plant hunter,
botanist and physician. |
