Aloinopsis
Aloinopsis rubrolineata
Aloinopsis is a plant genus of the family of Mesembryanthemum plants ( Aizoaceae ). The botanical name of the genus is derived from the name of the genus Aloe and the Greek noun " ὅψις " ( opsis ) for appearance. He refers to the shape of the leaves of some aloeähnliche originally belonging to the genus species which are now classified in the genus Nananthus.
Description
The plants of the genus Aloinopsis grow compact. Their roots are thickened irregular and either fleshy or beet shaped. You own in the resting phase for two to three pairs of leaves, which are arranged like rosettes. The surface of the oval to spoon-shaped leaves is because of raised dots or warts, rough.
There are apparently no bracts present, since they are almost as long as the leaves. The flowers are hermaphrodite. There are five to six sepals present. Her yellow, salmon, peach, pink or cream-colored petals can be streaked along or change their color from the base to the tip. The stamens form a wide cone enveloping the scars. The eight - to zwölffächrigen capsule fruits resemble those of the genus Titanopsis.
Systematics and distribution
The genus Aloinopsis in South Africa in parts of the Western Cape Province, south of the Northern Cape and the Western Cape Province in the west spread. The plants usually grow on slate. Precipitation falls mainly in the months of March and November.
The first description was published in 1926 by Gustav Schwantes. The holotype is Aloinopsis rosulata. After Heidrun Hartmann ( b. 1942 ), the genus Aloinopsis include the following types:
- Aloinopsis acuta L.Bolus
- Aloinopsis loganii L.Bolus
- Aloinopsis luckhoffii ( L.Bolus ) L.Bolus
- Aloinopsis malherbei ( L.Bolus ) L.Bolus
- Aloinopsis rosulata ( Kensit ) Schwantes
- Aloinopsis rubrolineata ( N.E.Br. ) Schwantes
- Aloinopsis schooneesii L.Bolus
- Aloinopsis spathulata ( Thunb. ) L.Bolus
In a broader sense, the genera Prepodesma and Deilanthe were included in the genus Aloinopsis.