Adromischus

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Adromischus
Adromischus mammilaris.jpg
Adromischus filicaulis subsp. marlothii
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Crassulaceae
Subfamily: Kalanchoideae
Genus: Adromischus
Lem. (1852)

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).[1]

Species[]

The species of Adromischus are divided into five sections, based on their shared characteristics and relationships:[2][3]

Section 1 (Adromischus)[]

Flowers of a Section 1. species ()

Flowers bright green, tubular, with short, wide, triangular, recurved lobes. Anthers protrude from flower tube. Indigenous mainly to the western, winter-rainfall regions of South Africa.

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    • Adromischus filicaulis subsp. marlothii

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 ()

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 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)

References[]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ J.Pilbeam, C.Rodgerson, D.Tribble (1998) Adromischus (The cactus file handbook) Cirio Publishing. ISBN 9780952038245
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 November 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 August 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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