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Cheiridopsis speciosa

South African succulent species From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Cheiridopsis speciosa
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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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