Lithops - Au Cactus Francophone

figure 64 . lithops kunjasensis dtr.
round dark green openings; outer margin very irregular, sonic laciniae being
very short, others projecting into the window; inner margin nearly straight
or provided with obtuse very short lobes, giving the whole margin a wavy
appearance; on outer edge of the margins few or many irregular distributed
more or less circular windows. Flowers yellow. (Fig. 66.)
Transvaal: Vereeniging; near Pretoria; near Klerksdorp; Bloemhof; War
renton; Koster, Tvl.
O.F.S.: Bethlehem, on decomposed ironstone between grass and with
Euphorbia truncata; near Senekal; near Verkeerdevlei. Flowers April.
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Cape: Warrenton; Windsorton.
Lithops Lesliei. (Plate 23, 23a.) Plante enkel of vorm klompe van 2 of
meer; verkeerd keëlvormig; boonste vlak plat, glad, some effens konveks; die
kante persgrys tot groen; venster donkergroen, deursigtig, bestaan uit klein
saanmbloeiende areas; dig of net effens bedek met dof oranje, geelagtige of
roesagtige gekleurde onreëlmatige projeksies van die some af; in hierdie pro
jeksies klein, ronde donkergroen openinge; buitenste soom baie onreëlmatig,
sommige slippe baie kort, ander projekteer diep in die venster in; buitenste
soom baie reguit of voorsien met stomp, baie kort slippe, waardeur die soom
’n golfagtige voorkome verkry; op die buitenste kant van die soom min of
baie onreëlmatige verspreide min of meer ronde openinge (vensters). Blomme
geel. (Fig. 66.)