Crassula sarcocaulis Eckl. & Zeyh.
subsp. sarcocaulis
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Near summit Castle Beacon, Vumba
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Near summit Castle Beacon, Vumba
Photo: Stefaan Dondeyne
Tsetsera
Photo: Stefaan Dondeyne
Tsetsera
Photo: Stefaan Dondeyne
Tsetsera
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Perennial subshrub, up to 1 m. Stems and old branches woody; younger branches reddish-brown and succulent. Leaves succulent, narrowly ovate or linear-elliptic. Flowers in terminal inflorescences, white, turning apricot-orange with age. Stamens with dark purple to black anthers. |
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In shallow soil vegetation on rocks. |
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Literature:
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Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 10.
Fernandes, R. (1983). Crassulaceae Flora Zambesiaca 7(1) Pages 20 - 21.
Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 37.
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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave 2007-22
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2022).
Flora of Mozambique: Species information: Crassula sarcocaulis subsp. sarcocaulis. https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=125170, retrieved 30 June 2022
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