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Cheiridopsis speciosa
South African succulent species From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cheiridopsis speciosa is a species of plant from South Africa.
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Description
This succulent is a robust, clump-forming subshrub that grows up to 10 cm (3.9 in) tall with a diameter of up to 30 cm (12 in).[2] The leaves are a pale grey-green in colour with crimped margins. They are lightly keeled and faintly spotted.[2]
Flowers are present between August and September.[3] As with the other species of the genus, the flowers are open during the day and closed at night.[4] The flowers are solitary and with carmine to coppery petals. The centers may be magenta. They may also rarely be pure golden in colour.[2] The anthers are pale yellow.[3]
The fruit is 10-locular and cylindrical.[2]
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Distribution and habitat
This species is endemic to the Northern Cape of South Africa, where it grows in the dry habitats found in Namaualand.[5][6] It grows on quartzite outcrops and flats between Lekkersing, Vlakmyn and Spitskloof.[3]
Conservation
Cheiridopsis speciosa is considered to be of least concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute.[5]
References
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