Pachyphytum oviferum
Pachyphytum oviferum
Pachyphytum oviferum is a plant of the genus Pachyphytum in the family Crassulaceae ( Crassulaceae ). The specific epithet means oviferum, (Latin ovi, the egg and ferus, raw, wild, untamed ) delicate as a raw egg '.
Description
The young shoots of Pachyphytum oviferum first stand upright and are later decumbent to Hanging. In this case, they are up to 20 cm long and reach a diameter from 0.7 to 1.3 cm. The rosettes consist of 12 to 25 heavily crowded, bluish Glauk tired to lavender leaves and 6 to 10 cm in diameter. The obovate to elliptic obovate, rounded and up to 17 mm thick leaves are 3-5 cm long and 1.8 to 3 cm wide.
The pale green or reddish inflorescence is 3-12 cm long and forms the upper end of 3-8 sterile bracts from. Appear 7 to 15 flowers on the upper 3-7 cm. The overlapping, elliptic obovate fertile bracts are greenish white and are 12 to 18 mm long and 8-15 mm wide. The greatly thickened towards the tip pedicel is 2-5 mm long. Of 13 to 23 mm long cup reaches diameter of 10 to 16 mm and bears uneven sepals which are 6 to 20 mm long and 2-12 mm wide. The corolla reached at the top has a diameter of 10 to 13 mm and inside is colored white. The is formed by the elongated, 7-10 mm long and 3 to 4.5 wide petals. The upright tip of the flower tube off at the end of flowering time from the center and are provided with a rounded dark purple stain. 4.5 to 6 mm above the Kronbasis are 0.5 to 1.5 mm large scales on the petals present. The front of the petals standing, yellowish-white stamens are fused to 2 to 3 mm in length with the petals and are 5.5 to 7.5 mm long. The yellowish Nektarschüppchen be 1.8 to 2.2 mm wide. The detached, yellowish green fruit leaves are 4-6 mm long and 1.75 to 2.2 mm wide and carry a stylus is 1 to 1.25 mm long.
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Distribution and systematics
Pachyphytum oviferum occurs naturally in the Mexican state of San Luis Potosí on cliffs at altitudes of 1200 meters before and is only known from one locality.
The first description of Joseph Anton Purpus took place in 1919 in the monthly journal for Kakteenkunde.