| Trichodiadema setuliferum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Aizoaceae |
| Genus: | Trichodiadema |
| Species: | T. setuliferum |
| Binomial name | |
| Trichodiadema setuliferum | |
Trichodiadema setuliferum is a succulent plant of the genus Trichodiadema , native to the Karoo regions of the Cape Provinces, South Africa.
It is a small, gracile, semi-erect plant, with long and minutely-papillate internodes.
The leaves can reach a length of 24 mm, and are covered in bladder cells that have apically curving hair-like papillae.
Apically the leaves are slightly recurved, and each has a diadem of up to 16 yellow-orange bristles.
The flowers are pink to magenta.
This species is very similar to the partly syntopic Trichodiadema pomeridianum and Trichodiadema rogersiae .
T. setuliferum can be distinguished from the other two by its papillate bladder cells; while those of the other two species are smooth and without papillae.
In addition, Trichodiadema pomeridianum has much shorter leaves (only c.15 mm), while Trichodiadema rogersiae is a smaller plant with thicker, stronger branches. There are also fewer diadem bristles on both Trichodiadema pomeridianum (only 3-8) and Trichodiadema rogersiae (only 5-9). [1] [2]
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