Adromischus
Adromischus is a genus of easily propagated leaf succulents from the Crassulaceae family. Adromischus are endemic to southern Africa. The name comes from the ancient Greek "adros" (=thick) and "mischos" (=stem).[1]
Species
The species of Adromischus are divided into five sections, based on their shared characteristics and relationships:[2][3]
Section 1 (Adromischus)
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Flowers bright green, tubular, with short, wide, triangular, recurved lobes. Anthers protrude from flower tube. Indigenous mainly to the western, winter-rainfall regions of South Africa.
- Adromischus alstonii
- Adromischus hemisphaericus
- Adromischus roaneanus
- Adromischus liebenbergii
- Adromischus bicolor
- Adromischus filicaulis[4]
- Adromischus filicaulis subsp. marlothii
- Adromischus montium-klinghardtii
- Adromischus subdistichus
Section 2 (Boreali)
Grooved, tubular flowers, with ovate-triangular, recurved lobes that are undulated on the margins. Anthers protrude from flower tube. Indigenous to the arid, summer-rainfall interior of Southern Africa.
- Adromischus schuldtianus
- Adromischus trigynus[5]
- Adromischus umbraticola
Section 3 (Brevipedunculati)
Grooved, funnel-shaped flowers with acuminate-triangular, widely spreading lobes, born on long stalks. Inflorescence branched. Usually spreading or stoloniferous plants.
- Adromischus caryophyllaceus
- Adromischus fallax
- Adromischus humilis
- Adromischus phillipsiae
- Adromischus nanus
- Adromischus diabolicus
Section 4 (Incisilobati)
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Tubular flowers with elongated lanceolate-triangular lobes. Plants with short, compact, upright stems.
- Adromischus maximus
- Adromischus sphenophyllus
- Adromischus maculatus
- Adromischus inamoenus
- Adromischus triflorus
- Adromischus mammilaris
- Adromischus halesowensis
Section 5 (Longipedunculati)
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Pale or pubescent inflorescence with elongated lanceolate-triangular lobes
- Adromischus cooperi
- Adromischus cristatus
- Adromischus cristatus clavifolius
- Adromischus cristatus mzimvubuensis
- Adromischus cristatus schonlandii
- Adromischus cristatus zeyheri
- Adromischus leucophyllus
- Adromischus marianae
- Adromischus marianae immaculatus
- Adromischus marianae herrei
So-called Adromischus oviforme specimens are actually Adromischus filicaulis subsp. marlothii; Adromischus oviforme doesn't actually exist.
Species gallery
- Adromischus hemisphaericus
- Adromischus filicaulis
- Adromischus liebenbergii
- Adromischus caryophyllaceus
- Adromischus leucophyllus
- Adromischus subdistichus
- Adromischus humilis
References
- ↑ Eggli, U.; Newton, L.E. (2004). Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 3. ISBN 978-3-540-00489-9. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- ↑ J.Pilbeam, C.Rodgerson, D.Tribble (1998) Adromischus (The cactus file handbook) Cirio Publishing. ISBN 9780952038245
- ↑ http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/adrodisp/species.htm
- ↑ http://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=3831-14
- ↑ http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/adrodisp/trigynus.htm
External links
Media related to Adromischus at Wikimedia Commons Data related to Adromischus at Wikispecies