ANACAMPSEROS LANCEOLATA
Author:
Robert Sweet, 1826
Family:
PORTULACACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Hort. Brit.: 170 (1826)
Collection number:
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Thickness:
5 Centimetres
Height:
15 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds/Cuttings/Leaf
CITES:
Synonyms:
Anacampseros nebrownii, Poelln.
Anacampseros angustifolia, Sweet
Ruelingia angustifolia, Haw.
Ruelingia lanceolata, Haw.
This member of the Portulacaceae family was given this name by Robert Sweet in 1826. It is found in southern South Africa, growing in a well drained grit with little water and lots of sun. The thicken stem can grow to five centimetres in diameter, the whole plant up to fifteen centimetres high. The flowers are pink.
The species name from the Greek word anakamptein, meaning 'to bend backwards' or 'restore', and Greek; eros; 'love'. The species name means 'wide spear'.
Flower
Pink
Soil
Grit
Water
Minimum
Sun
Maximum
