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Lithops - Au Cactus Francophone

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figure 43 . lithops gracilidelineata dtr.<br />

<strong>Lithops</strong> Geyeri. (Plaat 15.) Planteliggaam enkel of 2 in ’n klomp; boonste<br />

vlak effens skuins konveks; venster groot, oop, deursigtig, groen, effens pers<br />

gekleurd; in die venster, ’n groot getal witagtige, enkele onreëlmatige gevormde<br />

eilande. Binnesoom byna reguit; buitenste soom geslip of fyn getand. Blomme<br />

gee!. (Fig. 41).<br />

86<br />

Namakwaland: Katberg.<br />

Hierdie soort is naverwant aan L. marmorata en L. Herrei, maar vers<br />

kil van hierdie twee soorte deur die betreklike kleinliggaam en groot blom.<br />

Fig. 42 toon ’n paar plante in die Mom en vergroot aan.<br />

✱<strong>Lithops</strong> Geyeri. Corpuscularia turbiniformia; folia subaequalia vel aequalia,<br />

superne convexa; fenestra magna et bene visa, pellucida; olivaceoviridis vel<br />

minutis multis insulis, albidis, elevatis notata; margo exterior irregulariter<br />

dentata, laciniae multae, obtusae vel acutae, lineariae vel minute dentata,<br />

margo interior plana; flos diam. 2.8–3 cm.; petala 1.1 longa, 1–3 mm. lata,<br />

linearia, obtusa, lutea.<br />

Namaqualand: Katberg.<br />

17. LITHOPS GRACILIDELINEATA<br />

<strong>Lithops</strong> gracilidelineata. (Plate 15, 15a.) Growths solitary or few in a clump;<br />

top of body flat or very slightly convex; window opaque; top rugose, consisting

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