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Adromischus Taxonomy

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The names in (brackets) are previous, alternative or presently unaccepted names for plants within this section.

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ADROMISCHUS

CCA 117 Adro. bicolor DT 6990 - E. Willowmore

Flowers: Corolla tube cylindrical, green, often tinged red; Anthers protrude beyond the end of the flower tube; Trichomes, or hair-like papillae, are not usually present in the throat of the flower.

Includes:	Form:	Locality:
alstonii (pulchellus) (subrubellus?) (triebneri):	Large growing, stout plants, although slow; often with thick stems and large plain or spotted leaves.	Namaqualand, into Richtersveld.

bicolor:	Slow growing, dwarf plants with little or no stem and a thick rootstock.	Steytlerville Karoo.

filicaulis (fragilis) (fusiformis) (kleinoides):	Variable and easy to grow; usually erect or rooting as it leans with age.	Widespread in the North-western Cape.

filicaulis ssp. marlothii:	Decumbent and suitable for a hanging pot. Leaves usually small and cylindrical	Little Karoo and adjoining areas.

hemisphaericus (hemisphericus) (rotundifolius):	Medium, flattish leaves with a crazed, waxen coating. Stems semi-upright and becoming decumbent with age.	Widespread from Cape Town to the Knersvlakte and inland to the Cedarberg.

leibenbergii (turgidus n.n.):	Slow-growing with dull green leaves having a long petiole (or leaf-stalk) on decumbent stems.	From Jan de Boers to Koup Station, Cape.

leibenbergii ssp. orientalis	Grey/green, flat leaves with small, whitish flowers.	Ciskei and Transkei.

montium-klinghardtii:	Slow-growing, erect stems with fibrous roots. Leaves small, rounded, greyish green/brown, occasionally spotted.	Coastal Richtersveld and Namibia.

roanianus (roaneanus): in honour of H.M. Roan	Popular and common with zig-zagging stems.	Nieuwouldtville and Vanrhyn's Pass.

subdistichus:	Tiny species with erect to decumbent branches.	Prince Albert to Willowmore and southwards to near Uniondale.

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Adromischus	Adromischus Photo Galleries	Taxonomy
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