TYLECODON CACALIOIDES
Author:
Hellmut R. Toelken, 1987
Family:
CRASSULACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Toelken. (1978). In: Bothalia 12(3): 379.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
4 Centimetres
Height:
35-45 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds/Cuttings
CITES:
Synonyms:
Cacalia papillaris, L.
Kleinia papillaris, Haw.
Senecio papillaris, Sch.Bip.
Cotyledon cacalioides, Christian Friedrich Ecklon & Zeyh.
Tylecodon papillaris, G.D.Rowley.
This member of the Crassulaceae family was given this name by Hellmut R. Toelken in 1987. It is found in eastern Little Karoo, South Africa, growing in a well drained soil with some water and lots of sun. The stem will grow up to four centimetres in diameter and 35 centimetres height and even up to 45 centimetres in better conditions than the wild. The flowers are yellow.
The genera name is an anagram of Cotyledon; a closely-related genus. The species name means 'looking like Cacalia, a genus in the Asteraceae family - must be Cacalia kleinia.
Flower
Yellow
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Maximum
