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Lithops - Au Cactus Francophone

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of numerous ridges and elevations, more or less uniformly coloured light yellow<br />

with a whitish tinge, which changes to a light orange red in the old stage, and<br />

then numerous light to dark green miniature windows are to he seen; in the<br />

depressions delicate dark brown lines or dots; the depressions usually slightly<br />

darker in colour than the ridges. Flowers yellow. (Fig. 43, 44).<br />

South West Africa between Uis and Neineis; Brandberge; Fransfontein;<br />

Randis; Pforte.<br />

Fig. 45 is a photo taken of a small dump of plants in natural habitat<br />

not far from Swakopmund. The small clump is seen in the right half of the<br />

picture. Fig. 46 shows the lobes somewhat magnified of the clump in Fig. 43.<br />

<strong>Lithops</strong> gracilidelineata. (Plate 15, 15a.) Plante enkel of vorm klompe van<br />

2–3; boonste vlak gelyk of effens konveks; die kleur van die boonste vlak is<br />

liggeel; die boonste vlak gerimpeld, bestaan uit baie ruë en verhoginge een<br />

vormig liggeel witagtig, wat in die ouere stadium tot ’n ligte oranjerooi ver<br />

ander; dan is daar baie donkergroen miniatuurvensters in die latere stadia te<br />

sien; in die duike fyn donkerbruin lyne of kolle; vensters ondeursigtig; geen<br />

some; die duike in die algemeen effens donkerder as die ruë. Blomme geel.<br />

(Fig. 43, 44).<br />

Suidwes Afrika: tussen Uis en Neineis by Brandberge; Fransfontein;<br />

naby Randis; by Pforte.<br />

Fig. 45 is ’n portret van ’n klomp van hierdie soort geneem in die veld<br />

om die natuurlike groei en omgewing van die plant aan te toon. Die klein<br />

figure 44 . lithops gracilidelineata dtr.<br />

87

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