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Genus of succulents
Adromischus is a
genus of
flowering plants . They are easily-propagated, leaf
succulents from the family
Crassulaceae , which are
endemic to southern Africa. The name comes from the ancient Greek adros (=thick) and mischos (=stem).
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Species
The species of Adromischus are divided into five
sections , based on their shared characteristics and relationships:
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Section 1 (Adromischus)
Flowers of a Section 1. species (
Adromischus filicaulis )
Flowers bright green, tubular, with short, wide, triangular, recurved lobes. Anthers protrude from a flower tube. Indigenous mainly to the western, winter-rainfall regions of South Africa.
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.
Section 3 (Brevipedunculati)
Grooved, funnel-shaped flowers with acuminate-triangular, widely spreading lobes, born on long stalks. Inflorescence branched. Usually spreading or stoloniferous plants.
Section 4 (Incisilobati)
Flowers of a Section 4. species (
Adromischus triflorus )
Tubular flowers with elongated lanceolate-triangular lobes. Plants with short, compact, upright stems.
Section 5 (Longipedunculati)
Flowers of a Section 5. species (
Adromischus marianae )
Pale or pubescent inflorescence with elongated, lanceolate-triangular lobes.
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
Adromischus cooperi (festivus )
Adromischus marianiae 'Aveolatus'
References
^ Eggli, U.; Newton, L.E. (2004).
Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names . Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 3.
ISBN
978-3-540-00489-9 .
Archived from the original on 1 March 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2018 .
^ J.Pilbeam, C.Rodgerson, D.Tribble (1998) Adromischus (The cactus file handbook) Cirio Publishing.
ISBN
9780952038245
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"Adromischus Species List" .
Archived from the original on 11 November 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2018 .
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"Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants" . redlist.sanbi.org .
Archived from the original on 31 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018 .
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"LIEBENBERGII ssp. ORIENTALIS (engl./ fr.)" . www.crassulaceae.ch . Retrieved 25 February 2023 .
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"SCHULDTIANUS ssp. JUTTAE (von Poellnitz) Tölken, 1978 (engl./" . www.crassulaceae.ch . Retrieved 25 February 2023 .
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"SCHULDTIANUS ssp. BRANDBERGENSIS Nordenstam & van Jaarsveld, 20" . www.crassulaceae.ch . Retrieved 25 February 2023 .
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"Adromischus trigynus" .
Archived from the original on 16 August 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2018 .
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"UMBRATICOLA ssp. RAMOSUS Tölken, 1978 (engl./ fr.)" . www.crassulaceae.ch . Retrieved 25 February 2023 .
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"MARIANIAE var. IMMACULATUS Uitewaal, 1953 (engl./ fr.)" . www.crassulaceae.ch . Retrieved 25 February 2023 .
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"MARIANIAE var. KUBUSENSIS (Uitewaal) Tölken, 1978 (engl./ fr" . www.crassulaceae.ch . Retrieved 25 February 2023 .
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"MARIANIAE 'Alveolatus' " . www.crassulaceae.ch . Retrieved 25 February 2023 .
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"MARIANIAE 'Antidorcatum' " . www.crassulaceae.ch . Retrieved 25 February 2023 .
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"MARIANIAE 'Bryan Makin' " . www.crassulaceae.ch . Retrieved 25 February 2023 .
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"MARIANIAE 'Herrei' " . www.crassulaceae.ch . Retrieved 25 February 2023 .
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"MARIANIAE 'Little Spheroid' " . www.crassulaceae.ch . Retrieved 25 February 2023 .
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"MARIANIAE 'Red Mutation' " . www.crassulaceae.ch . Retrieved 25 February 2023 .
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"MARIANIAE 'Tanqua' " . www.crassulaceae.ch . Retrieved 25 February 2023 .
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"SUBVIRIDIS Tölken, 1978 (engl./ fr.)" . www.crassulaceae.ch . Retrieved 25 February 2023 .
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