Biology:Cheiridopsis pillansii

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Short description: Species of succulent

Cheiridopsis pillansii
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Cheiridopsis pillansii in cultivation
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Aizoaceae
Genus: Cheiridopsis
Species:
C. pillansii
Binomial name
Cheiridopsis pillansii
L.Bolus
Synonyms

Cheiridopsis brachystigma L.Bolus
Cheiridopsis crassa L.Bolus
Cheiridopsis gibbosa Schick & Tischer
Cheiridopsis pillansii var. crassa (L.Bolus) Rowley

Aizoaceaeː Cheiridopis pillansii at Marsh Botanical Garden.

Cheiridopsis pillansii is a species of plant in the genus Cheiridopsis native to South Africa .[1] It is a low-growing succulent with pairs of small, cushion-like leaves that are pale green to purple in color.[2] C. pillansii, sometimes commonly called the "hoof mesemb",[3] forms clumps up to 500 millimetres (20 in) wide.[4]

References

  1. "Cheiridopsis pillansii" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/360959-1. 
  2. Fred Dortort (19 November 2014). The Timber Press Guide to Succulent Plants of the World: A Comprehensive Reference to More than 2000 Species. Timber Press. pp. 153–154. ISBN 978-1-60469-357-7. 
  3. Jaarsveld, Ernst van (2013-10-29) (in en). Waterwise Gardening in South Africa and Namibia. Penguin Random House South Africa. pp. 132. ISBN 978-1-4323-0359-4. https://books.google.com/books?id=sQlbDwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Cheiridopsis+pillansii&pg=PA131. 
  4. Court, Doreen (2000-06-01) (in en). Succulent Flora of Southern Africa. CRC Press. pp. 31. ISBN 978-90-5809-323-3. https://books.google.com/books?id=W6ZfOBb-QdsC&dq=%22Cheiridopsis+pillansii%22&pg=PA288. 

Wikidata ☰ Q15611690 entry