Lithops - Au Cactus Francophone

28. LITHOPS LINEATA
lineata, > lineata.
Lithops lineata. (Plate 24.) Growths 4 6 in a clump, turbinate; sides vio
laceous grey; top surface obconical, yellowish grey to orange yellow with a
number of impressed orange yellow lines and dots window opaque; outer mar
gin none; inner margin absent or consisting of an impressed orange yellow line.
Flowers yellow.
South West Africa: Presumably 4() miles north of Walfisch Bay;
Mr. Els.
I am indebted to Mr. Els, Town Clerk, Strand, for this very interesting
beautiful new Lithops. This Lithops is related to L. Ruschiorum, but it differs
from it in that the surface of the former is more or less smooth and of a
uniform colour, whitish grey, whereas the colour of this new species is orange
yellow and there are a number of lines of a deeper colour than the rest of
the surface and impressed in the latter. (Fig. 67.)
Lithops lineata. (Plaat 24.) Planteliggaam 4 6 in ’n klomp; mantel violetagtig
grys; boonste vlak obkonies; geelagtig grys tot oranjegeel met ’n aantal oran
jegeel lyne en kolle ingesink in die oppervlakte; sommige van die lyne met
mekaar verbind; venster ondeursigtig; geen buitenste soom; binneste soom of
afwesig of bestaan uit ’n byna reguit ingesinkte oranjegeel lyn. Blomme geel.
(Fig. 67.)
voor.
Suidwes Afrika: Kom waarskynlik 40 my]. noord van Walvis Baai
figure 67 . lithops lineata nel
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