Accession Data
Monilaria globosa
Family: Aizoaceae
Synonym(s): Meyerophytum globosum (L.Bolus) Ihlenf.
Country of Origin: South Africa
Habitat: Quartz flats in succulent karoo. Endemic to Riethuis, N. Cape Prov.
Description: Slow growing (10 years or more to first flowering) succulent perennial showing strong heteroblasty, with distinct globular resting leaves and long, forked winter leaves.
Accession Data
Accession #: 201700113
Accession Date: 2017-12-29 00:00:00
Confirmed At: 2026-03-10 19:18:39
Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering
Location: 2205
Quantity: 1
Source: D. Parker
Provenance: Riethuis, Northern Cape Province, RSA. Mesa Garden 1780.31 via D. Parker, seed sown Oct. 18, 2008.
Classification
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Aizoaceae
SubFamily: Ruschioideae
Tribe: Ruschieae
References
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Tuesday, January 02, 2018.
- Monilaria globosa at African Plants Database. Last accessed on Tuesday, January 02, 2018.
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