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Dorstenia gypsophila
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Section |
Kosaria |
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Type
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Shrub |
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Body |
Stem succulent, woody and knotted, well branched. wood part
yellowish. Pachycaul. |
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Height |
Up to 1,2 m high |
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Leaves |
Ovate, shiny dark green succulent leaves with wrinkled sides,
turns red and papery when dry |
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Flowers |
Stems up to 3 cm long, flowers round to oval, core 1-1,5 cm, red
to brown appendages up to 4 cm long, 7-9 per flower |
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Reproduction |
Seed, a male and a female plant are needed |
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Area |
In Somalia;
In dry vegetation on gypsum hills;
At low altitudes |
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Taxonomical details |
Dorstenia gypsophila Lavranos, Cact. Succ, J. (Los Angeles) 44:
257. 1972. |
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