Lithops - Au Cactus Francophone

✱Lithops Eberlanzii. Corpuscula 2–4 cm. alta, 1 1 – 2 –3 1 – 2 cm. lata, obconica, apice
plus minus orbicularia vel lunata, fissura transversa 5–10 mm. alta, apice lo
bis subplanis vel levissime convexis, griseo ochracea vel griseo violacea, lineis
ramosis notata. Flores ignoti. Capsula quinquelocularis, expansa ca 1 cm. lata.
South West Africa: Kuckaus Pockenbank Fläche; Kovisbergen.
12. LITHOPS ERNIANA
Lithops Erniana. (Plate 10.) Growths forming a clump of two or more; top
of lobe subconvex; lower part of sides coloured a pale grey; near top of lobe
a dark grey hand as border; top of lobe light fawn grey, rugulose with a
few brown dots from which radiate 3–4 yellow brown lines and many broad
brown lines not interconnected with one another; these lines with a few side
branches are placed more or less at right angles to the main depressions; the
lines end in 3–4 dendritic branches, side branches and dendritic markings
coloured a light yellow brown; on top surface a few blue green miniature
windows; window opaque. Flowers white. (Fig. 36).
South West Africa; near Wittpütz; near Pockenbank; 50 miles south
of Aus in granite.
The slightly rugulose appearance with the interconnected brown lines
ending in the fine yellow brown dendritic lines characterises this species.
Lithops Erniana. (Plaat 10.) Planteliggaam vorm ’n klomp van 2 of meer;
boonste vlak subkonveks; onderste gedeelte van die mantel liggrys; naby die
top en aan die boeinde van die mantel is daar ’n donkergrys band; boon
ste vlak liggrys, effens gerimpeld, met ’n paar bruin punte, waarvandaan 3–4
geelbruin lyne uitstraal en daar is nog baie breë lyne wat nie met mekaar
verbond is nie; aan hierdie lyne is daar ’n paar taklyne wat mm of meer met
’n reghoek op die hoofinsinkinge(klowe) staan; hierdie taklyne eindig in 3–4
dendritiese takke; die taklyne en dendritiese merke is lig geelbuin gekleurd;
’n paar blou groen miniatuur venstertjies. Blomme wit.
Suidwes Afrika: naby Wittputz; by Pockenbank; 50 myl suid van
Aus in graniet.
Die effens gerimpelde voorkome van die top met die met mekaar
verbonde bruingeel lyne wat in die fyn geel bruin dendritiese lyne eindig
kenmerk hierdie soort.
✱Lithops Erniana. Corpuscula ad 2–4 cm. alta, 2–3 mm. lata obconica apice
plana vel levissima convexa, rugosa, griseo vel griseo violacea, rugae excavatae,
violacea. Fissura transversa, 3–4 mm. alta. Sepala 5, petala 33, 2–3 mm. lata,
ad 1.5 cm. longa, obtusa, alba. Filamcnta alba, antheris luteis. Stigmata 5,
lutea.
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