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Trichodiadema introrsum

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Trichodiadema introrsum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Aizoaceae
Genus: Trichodiadema
Species:
T. introrsum
Binomial name
Trichodiadema introrsum
(Hook.f.) Niesler
Synonyms[1]

Mesembryanthemum introrsum Hook.f.

Trichodiadema introrsum is succulent plant of the genus Trichodiadema, native to the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. It occurs in the vicinity of the towns of Bedford, Grahamstown and Kirkwood.

The species grows as a slender shrublet, with yellow flowers and slightly recurved semi-terete leaves, each with a small, simple, white apical diadem of bristles. Its stems are covered in tiny white papillae, giving them a slightly rough texture.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Trichodiadema introrsum (Hook.f.) Niesler". Plants of World Online.
  2. ^ H.E.K. Hartmann and I.M. Niesler. (2013). A new morphological study of the genus Trichodiadema (Aizoaceae) permits the description of a new subgenus, t. subg. Gemiclausa. Bradleya 31:58-75.
  3. ^ H.E.K. Hartmann. (2017). Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants: Aizoaceae F-Z. Springer Verlag