Drosanthemum

Drosanthemum speciosum

Drosanthemum is a plant genus of the family of Mesembryanthemum plants ( Aizoaceae ). She is a Florenelement the capensis.

Description

Drosanthemum species grow as a perennial succulent plants. The succulent leaves are sessile and opposite sides. Stipules are not available.

The flowers are individually or collectively in zymösen inflorescences. The hermaphrodite flowers with radial symmetry have a diameter from 0.8 to 6 centimeters. There are many bracts present, which have many different bright colors (depending on the species and variety ). There are many ( about 75 ) stamens present. Most five (rarely four or six) carpels are fused to an inferior ovary.

Are formed fünfkammerige capsule fruits that contain many light-brown seeds.

Dissemination

Native to the genus Drosanthemum the south and west by South Africa.

System

The first description of the genus Drosanthemum was 1927 with the type species Drosanthemum hispidum (L.) Schwant. by Gustav Schwantes in the Journal of Sukkulentenkunde, Berlin 3, p.29 The botanical name is derived from the Greek words drosos for " Tau" and anthos for " flower " and describes the water cells, on the leaves of many species of this genus resemble dew drops.

  • Drosanthemum acuminatum L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum acutifolium ( L.Bolus ) L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum albens L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum albiflorum ( L.Bolus ) Schwantes
  • Drosanthemum ambiguum L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum anomalum L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum archeri L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum attenuatum ( Haw. ) Schwantes
  • Drosanthemum auropurpureum ( L.Bolus ) L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum austricola L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum autumnale L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum barkerae L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum bellum L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum bicolor L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum breve L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum brevifolium ( Aiton ) Schwantes
  • Drosanthemum calycinum ( Haw. ) Schwantes
  • Drosanthemum candens ( Haw. ) Schwantes
  • Drosanthemum capillare ( Thunb. ) Schwantes
  • Drosanthemum cereale L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum chrysum L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum collinum ( Sond. ) Schwantes
  • Drosanthemum comptonii L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum concavum L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum crassum L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum croceum L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum curtophyllum L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum cymiferum L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum dejagerae L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum delicatulum ( L.Bolus ) Schwantes
  • Drosanthemum diversifolium L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum duplessiae L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum eburneum L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum edwardsiae L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum erigeriflorum ( Jacq. ) Stearn
  • Drosanthemum exspersum ( N.E.Br. ) Schwantes
  • Drosanthemum filiforme L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum flammeum L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum flavum ( Haw. ) Schwantes
  • Drosanthemum floribundum ( Haw. ) Schwantes
  • Drosanthemum fourcadei ( L.Bolus ) Schwantes
  • Drosanthemum framesii L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum fulleri L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum giffenii ( L.Bolus ) Schwantes
  • Drosanthemum glabrescens L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum globosum L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum godmaniae L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum gracillimum L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum hallii L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum hermanni ( Pax ex. Engl ) Schwantes
  • Drosanthemum hirtellum ( Haw. ) Schwantes
  • Drosanthemum hispidum (L.) Schwantes
  • Drosanthemum hispifolium ( Haw. ) Schwantes
  • Drosanthemum inornatum ( L.Bolus ) L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum insolitum L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum intermedium ( L.Bolus ) L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum jamesii L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum karrooense L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum latipetalum L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum lavisii L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum laxum L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum leipoldtii L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum leptum L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum lignosum L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum lique ( N.E.Br. ) Schwantes
  • Drosanthemum littlewoodii L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum luederitzii ( Engl ) Schwantes
  • Drosanthemum macrocalyx L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum maculatum ( Haw. ) Schwantes
  • Drosanthemum marinum L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum maritinii L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum mathewsii L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum micans (L.) Schwantes
  • Drosanthemum muirii L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum nordenstamii L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum oculatum L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum opacum L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum otzenianum ( Dinter ) Friedrich
  • Drosanthemum pallens ( Haw. ) Schwantes
  • Drosanthemum parvifolium ( Haw. ) Schwantes
  • Drosanthemum paxianum ( Schltr. & Diels ) Schwantes
  • Drosanthemum pauper ( Dinter ) Dinter & Schwantes
  • Drosanthemum pickhardii L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum praecultum ( N.E.Br. ) Schwantes
  • Drosanthemum prostratum L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum pulchellum L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum pulchrum L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum pulverulentum ( Haw. ) Schwantes
  • Drosanthemum ramosissimum ( Schltr. ) L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum robustum L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum roridum L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum roseatum L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum salicolum L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum schoenlandianum ( Schltr. ) L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum semiglobosum L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum speciosum ( Haw. ) Schwantes
  • Drosanthemum splendens L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum stokoei L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum striatum ( Haw. ) Schwantes Drosanthemum striatum var striatum
  • Drosanthemum striatum var hispifolium ( Haw. ) GDRowley
  • Drosanthemum striatum var pallens ( Haw. ) GDRowley
  • Drosanthemum thudichumii var thudichumii
  • Drosanthemum thudichumii var gracilius L.Bolus

Swell

  • John E. Bleck: Drosanthemum in the Flora of North America, Volume 4, 2003, p 91: Online. ( Description section )
  • Description of the genus in the Western Australian flora. (English )
Martin Heinrich Gustav Schwantes Perennial plant Ovary (botany)
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