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Trichodiadema Intonsum
''Trichodiadema intonsum'' (not to be confused with the yellow-flowered '' Trichodiadema introrsum'') is succulent plant of the genus ''Trichodiadema'', native to the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. Description A small, low, clumping shrub. The leaves are tipped with radiating bristles (diadems) that have dark cup cells at the base. These bristles come together to form a hard and extremely sharp point. The solitary flowers are pink, on short stalks, and the base of the calyx is hairy. The fruit capsule has five locule A locule (plural locules) or loculus (plural loculi) (meaning "little place" in Latin) is a small cavity or compartment within an organ or part of an organism (animal, plant, or fungus). In angiosperms (flowering plants), the term ''locule'' usu ...s (not six like '' T. marlothii'' or '' T. densum'').I.M. Niesler (2017). ''Trichodiadema'' Ruschioideae. In: Hartmann H. (eds) Aizoaceae. ''Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants''. Springer, Berlin, Heid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trichodiadema Introrsum
''Trichodiadema introrsum'' is succulent plant of the genus ''Trichodiadema'', native to the Eastern Cape The Eastern Cape is one of the provinces of South Africa. Its capital is Bhisho, but its two largest cities are East London and Gqeberha. The second largest province in the country (at 168,966 km2) after Northern Cape, it was formed in ... Province, South Africa. It occurs in the vicinity of the towns of Bedford, Grahamstown and Kirkwood. The species grows as a slender shrublet, with yellow flowers and slightly recurved semi-terete leaves, each with a small, simple, white apical diadem of bristles. Its stems are covered in tiny white papillae, giving them a slightly rough texture. H.E.K. Hartmann. (2017). ''Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants: Aizoaceae F-Z''. Springer Verlag References introrsum {{Aizoaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trichodiadema
''Trichodiadema'' is a genus of succulent plants of the family Aizoaceae. The name "Trichodiadema" comes from the ancient Greek "τρῐχός" (hair, bristle) and "διαδεμα" (crown). They come from Cape Province in South Africa. Description Trichodiadema are small, short-stemmed succulents with small, elongated, alternating sections measuring 8 mm long. They are grey and green. At the apex of each alternating section is a ring of small bristles radiating around the center, that give the appearance of a cactus areola. The flowers look like daisies, with red, pink or white petals, earning them the nickname "Desert Rose". Two species however, ''Trichodiadema aureum'' and ''Trichodiadema introrsum'', have flowers that are yellow. Cultivation The plant requires sun exposure (although not too intense), and well-drained soil. Propagation is by division of the clumps. Propagation by cuttings is difficult, because of the risk of rot. ''Trichodiademum densum'' has gained ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern Cape
The Eastern Cape is one of the provinces of South Africa. Its capital is Bhisho, but its two largest cities are East London and Gqeberha. The second largest province in the country (at 168,966 km2) after Northern Cape, it was formed in 1994 out of the Xhosa homelands or bantustans of Transkei and Ciskei, together with the eastern portion of the Cape Province. The central and eastern part of the province is the traditional home of the indigenous Xhosa people. In 1820 this area which was known as the Xhosa Kingdom began to be settled by Europeans who originally came from England and some from Scotland and Ireland. Since South Africa's early years, many Xhosas believed in Africanism and figures such as Walter Rubusana believed that the rights of Xhosa people and Africans in general, could not be protected unless Africans mobilized and worked together. As a result, the Eastern Cape is home to many anti-apartheid leaders such as Robert Sobukwe, Oliver Tambo, Nelson Mandela ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; and to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini. It also completely enclaves the country Lesotho. It is the southernmost country on the mainland of the Old World, and the second-most populous country located entirely south of the equator, after Tanzania. South Africa is a biodiversity hotspot, with unique biomes, plant and animal life. With over 60 million people, the country is the world's 24th-most populous nation and covers an area of . South Africa has three capital cities, with the executive, judicial and legislative branches of government based in Pretoria, Bloemfontein, and Cape Town respectively. The largest city is Johannesburg. About 80% of the population are Black Sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calyx (botany)
A sepal () is a part of the flower of angiosperms (flowering plants). Usually green, sepals typically function as protection for the flower in bud, and often as support for the petals when in bloom., p. 106 The term ''sepalum'' was coined by Noël Martin Joseph de Necker in 1790, and derived . Collectively the sepals are called the calyx (plural calyces), the outermost whorl of parts that form a flower. The word ''calyx'' was adopted from the Latin ,Jackson, Benjamin, Daydon; A Glossary of Botanic Terms with their Derivation and Accent; Published by Gerald Duckworth & Co. London, 4th ed 1928 not to be confused with 'cup, goblet'. ''Calyx'' is derived from Greek 'bud, calyx, husk, wrapping' ( Sanskrit 'bud'), while is derived from Greek 'cup, goblet', and the words have been used interchangeably in botanical Latin. After flowering, most plants have no more use for the calyx which withers or becomes vestigial. Some plants retain a thorny calyx, either dried or live, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Locule
A locule (plural locules) or loculus (plural loculi) (meaning "little place" in Latin) is a small cavity or compartment within an organ or part of an organism (animal, plant, or fungus). In angiosperms (flowering plants), the term ''locule'' usually refers to a chamber within an ovary (gynoecium or carpel) of the flower and fruits. Depending on the number of locules in the ovary, fruits can be classified as ''uni-locular'' (unilocular), ''bi-locular'', ''tri-locular'' or ''multi-locular''. The number of locules present in a gynoecium may be equal to or less than the number of carpels. The locules contain the ovules or seeds. The term may also refer to chambers within anthers containing pollen Pollen is a powdery substance produced by seed plants. It consists of pollen grains (highly reduced microgametophytes), which produce male gametes (sperm cells). Pollen grains have a hard coat made of sporopollenin that protects the gametop .... In Ascomycete fungi, locules are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trichodiadema Marlothii
''Trichodiadema marlothii'' is succulent plant of the genus ''Trichodiadema'', native to the Western Cape Province, South Africa, where it is known from the Robertson and Swellendam areas. Description A small, semi-decumbent shrub, usually about 4 cm tall. The internodes are not visible on the stems. The leaves are papillate and each is tipped with 5-10 large, white, radiating bristles (diadems), that are parted and spread out in two directions. The centre-point of the diadem is brown. The flowers are dark pink in colour, with filamentous staminodes at the centre that have pink tips and pale bases. The petals are sometimes slightly emarginate. The flower stalk and base are covered in brown hairs. The fruit capsule has six locules, each with very well developed covering membranes. Related species This species very closely resembles ''Trichodiadema hirsutum'', which differs only in having a larger number of bristles, 20(-40), on its leaf tips. This species also somewhat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trichodiadema Densum
''Trichodiadema densum'' is a succulent flowering plant in the fig-marigold family Aizoaceae, native to the Willowmore region of the Western Cape Province, South Africa. Description It is a small, dense, compact, clumping shrub. The leaves are packed densely along the stems (the internodes are scarcely visible) and each leaf is tipped with a diadem of ''ca.'' 20 white radiating bristles. The flowers are reddish in colour, with filamentous staminodes at the centre. The pale fruit capsule has six locules (not five like ''Trichodiadema burgeri, T. burgeri''), each with very well developed covering membranes. This species very closely resembles ''Trichodiadema burgeri'', which is more elongated and has five locules.H.E.K. Hartmann and I.M. Niesler. (2013). ''A new morphological study of the genus Trichodiadema (Aizoaceae) permits the description of a new subgenus, t. subg. Gemiclausa.'' Bradleya 31:58-75. ''Trichodiadema densum'' has received the Royal Horticultural Society's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
