Juttadinteria ausensis | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Aizoaceae |
Genus: | Juttadinteria |
Species: | J. ausensis
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Binomial name | |
Juttadinteria ausensis | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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Juttadinteria ausensis is a species of plant in the family Aizoaceae that is endemic to Namibia.
J. ausensis is known only from 5-10 subpopulations near Lüderitz in the ǁKaras Region of Namibia, where it grows in open, sandy plains among dolomite, quartz, and limestone pebbles. [3] [4]
J. ausensis is an upright or decumbent succulent plant growing to 300 mm (12 in) tall. The leaves are three-sided, grey-green in colour, measuring 20–43 mm (0.79–1.69 in) by 10–15 mm (0.39–0.59 in) with toothed margins. The flowers, measuring 40–45 mm (1.6–1.8 in) across, each bear 45-65 white petals and over 250 stamens. [3] [4]
Juttadinteria ausensis | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Aizoaceae |
Genus: | Juttadinteria |
Species: | J. ausensis
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Binomial name | |
Juttadinteria ausensis | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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Juttadinteria ausensis is a species of plant in the family Aizoaceae that is endemic to Namibia.
J. ausensis is known only from 5-10 subpopulations near Lüderitz in the ǁKaras Region of Namibia, where it grows in open, sandy plains among dolomite, quartz, and limestone pebbles. [3] [4]
J. ausensis is an upright or decumbent succulent plant growing to 300 mm (12 in) tall. The leaves are three-sided, grey-green in colour, measuring 20–43 mm (0.79–1.69 in) by 10–15 mm (0.39–0.59 in) with toothed margins. The flowers, measuring 40–45 mm (1.6–1.8 in) across, each bear 45-65 white petals and over 250 stamens. [3] [4]