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Dorstenia gigas
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Section |
Kosaria |
Dorstenia gigas flowers
Photo courtesy ktvamp |
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Type
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Shrub |
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Body |
Stem succulent, Pachycaul, base swollen up to 60
cm in diameter, yellow to brown to greyish, green when young.
Periderm, older parts flake off. Often densely branched. |
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Height |
1,5-4 m tall |
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Leaves |
In spirals, leaves oblanceolate, smooth dark
green. Underside of leaves brownish and slightly puberulous. |
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Flowers |
Flowers appear before the leaves, in a crown on
the top of the branches. Flower stem up to 2,5 mm thick, white
to brownisch and puberolous, flowers green to yellowish and oval
shaped. 4-8 appendages up to 1 cm long and densely puberulous. |
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Reproduction |
Through seed, a male and a female plant are
required. |
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Area |
On Socotra island;
In crevices and cliffs of limestone or granite hills;
At altitudes up to ca. 1000 m. |
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Taxonomical details |
D. gigas Schweinfurth ex Balfour f. Proc.
Roy. Soc. Edinb. 12: 95. 1883. |
Dorstenia gigas on Socotra island, photo courtesy Jan Vandorpe Dorstenia gigas flower buds, photo courtesy ktvamp Dorstenia gigas flowers, photo courtesy ktvamp
Dorstenia gigas on Socotra island, photo courtesy Jan Vandorpe
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