Tylecodon buchholzianus

Tylecodon buchholzianus is a species of succulent plant in the genus Tylecodon belonging to the family Crassulaceae.

Tylecodon buchholzianus
Tylecodon buchholzianus at the botanical garden of Villa Durazzo-Pallavicini, Genova Pegli
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Saxifragales
Family:	Crassulaceae
Genus:	Tylecodon
Species:	T. buchholzianus
Binomial name
Tylecodon buchholzianus (Schuldt & P.Stephan) Toelken
Synonyms
Cotyledon bucholziana Schuldt & Stephan 1938

Description

Tylecodon buchholzianus is a shrub reaching a height of about 20–30 cm. It is a winter slow-growing plant, dormant during the summer. The stem is a swollen and thickened caudex with a diameter up to 30 cm and many elongate whitish or grey branches. In the Spring arise almost cylindrical green leaves, about 10 cm long, but the photosynthesis may be granted also by microscopic leaflets on the stem. Flowers are pale pink, have recurved lobes and emerge from tubes on short petioles. Flowering period extends from January to late Spring.

Distribution

This species is native to Namaqualand in South Africa and Namibia.

Subspecies

• Tylecodon buchholzianus var. buchholzianus
• Tylecodon buchholzianus var. fasciculatus

References

• Cactus-art
• Bihrmann
• Crassulaceae