Source:
SSA
Description:
Tufted perennials, often with visible internodes, up to 200 mm high. Leaves opposite, crowded, +/- club-shaped, nearly terete at base, upper surface +/- flat towards apex, bluish green. Flowers solitary, terminal, 30-50 mm in diameter; peduncle +/- as long as leaves; opening in afternoon. Sepals 4, unequal. Petals in several series, sometimes obtuse or emarginate, uniformly red to red with a white centre. Stamens white or red, with red anthers. Ovary 10-12-locular, with parietal placentas; stigmas as many as locules, diverging. Fruit and seeds unknown. D istinguishing characters: plants may be distinguished by their bluish green, +/- club-shaped, angled leaves with blunt tips; capsules 10-12-locular.
Distribution:
Species 3, natural distribution is unknown. The genus is based on cultivated specimens described originally by Haworth in 1794 under Mesembryanthemum and has not since been definitely identified.
Classification:
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