Lithops - Au Cactus Francophone

or dots, thereby breaking the window tip into a large number of islands and
thus giving the upper surface the appearance of a slight rugosity, the islands
coloured slightly white and the transparent lines and dots a light green to
darkish green; inner margin straight; outer margin none or irregular; sides
grey white. Flower yellow. (Fig. 49, 50.)
Namaqualand; Richtersveld, Swartwater.
Lithops Herrei. (Plate 17, 17a.) Plante in klompe van 10 15 of minder;
ver keerdkeëlvormig; boonste vlak effens konveks, ondeursigtig, met n groot
aantal deursigtig en liggroen lyne en kolle, waardeur die boonste vla in ’n
groot aantal klein eilande verdeel is en daardeur verkry dit ’n effens gerim
pelde voorkoms; binneste soom reguit of afwesig; buitenste soom onreëlmatig
of afwesig. Blom geel. (Fig. 49, 50.)
Namakwaland: Richtersveld, Swartwater.
figure 50 . lithops herrei l. bol.
✱Lithops Herrei. Folia parum inaequalia, apice leviter vel ad per 9 mm.
diver gentia, olivacea, fenestra convexa, saturate sordideque griseis, notis nunc
vix visis, nunc pluribus, sat magnis, vix prominentibus, olivaceis, simplicibus
vel marginalibus interdum majoribus, rarius ramosis, 2–2.5 cm. longa, saepe
per 1.5 cm. connata, prope apicem 1–1.2 cm. lata, 6–9 mm. diam.; flos
pomeridianus, saepe late expansusa 4 horis ad 7 horis, clausus 8 horis, sinon
senectus per noctem diemque expansus, petalis inarte in foliis arte adpressis;
pedunculus compressus, a receptaculo haud distinctus. 1.8 cm. longus, vel
cum aetate contractus itaque receptaculum demum in vagina fere omnino
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