Curio archeri

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Curio archeri
Senecio toxotis.jpg
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Curio
Species:
C. archeri
Binomial name
Curio archeri
C.Jeffrey (1992)
Synonyms
  • Kleinia archeriCompton

(Source: IPNI, [1] AFPD [2] )

  • Senecio archeri(Compton) Jacobsen [3]
  • Senecio toxotisC.Jeffrey [3]

Curio archeri, syn. Senecio toxotis is a species of succulent plant in the family Asteraceae that is indigenous to the south-western Cape, South Africa. [3]

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Description

The leaves of Curio archeri are typically blue-green and laterally flattened. Senecio-Curio toxotis - Riversdale - leaves - Copy.jpg
The leaves of Curio archeri are typically blue-green and laterally flattened.

A small, low-growing succulent, with rhizomes and a few short, erect stems, with the leaves concentrated at the tip of top of each stem. The leaves are blue-green, pruinose, and typically flattened laterally. Each side of the leaf blade has several translucent lines.

The flower capitula of Senecio toxotis are without ray florets Senecio-Curio toxotis - Riversdale - flower - Copy.jpg
The flower capitula of Senecio toxotis are without ray florets

The flower capitulum has no ray florets, and appears at the tip of a slender, erect inflorescence. [4]

Distribution

This species is indigenous to the south-western parts of the Western Cape Province, South Africa. It occurs in rocky areas, in the western Little Karoo, in the Robertson Karoo, and in the Overberg region.

It is closely related to Curio citriformis , which occurs in the Little Karoo to the north, as well as to Curio crassulifolius and Curio repens (syn. Senecio serpens).

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References

  1. International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. 2008-05-29 https://www.ipni.org/n/961735-1.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. "Senecio toxotis record n° 98486". African Plants Database. South African National Biodiversity Institute, the Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and Tela Botanica. Retrieved 2008-05-29.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. 1 2 3 Species Details : Curio archeri (Compton) P.V.Heath Catalogue of Life: 2020-04-16 Beta
  4. G.Rowley (1994). Succulent Compositae: A Grower's Guide to the Succulent Species of Senecio & Othonna. Strawberry Press. ISBN   0912647124, 9780912647128

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