Lithops - Au Cactus Francophone

figure 68 . lithops marginata nel
Ek is aan Mnr. Els, die Stadsklerk van die Strand, vir hierdie interes
sante mooi nuwe soort, baie dank verskuldig. Dit staan baie naby L. Ruschi‑
orum wat ook in daardie deel voorkom, maar dit verskil daarvan deur die
meer geelagtige kleur en ook hoofsaaklik deur die ingedrukte oranjegeel lyne,
wat nie by L. Ruschiorum in so ’n mate voorkom nie en meestal afwesig is.
Lithops lineata, Nel sp. nov. Corpuscularia turbiniformia, 1–2 cm. lata;
1–1.5 cm. longa, fissura 12–17 mm. longa, 2–3 mm. lata; obconica, folia
subaequalia; apice lobis convexis, glabra, ochraceo grisea bis vel aurantiaco
ochracea, liniis et punctis ochraceis notata, fenestra opaca; margo exterior
nulla; margo interior nulla vel linea ochracea, plana. Flores lutei. (Fig. 67.)
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S.W.A.: Inter Walfisch Bay et Omaruru Fl. (Els).
29. LITHOPS MARGINATA
Lithops marginata. (Plate 24) Growth forming clump of 2; plant body
tur binate; leaves subequal, slightly convex; sides a violaceous tint; window
large, transparent, very dark olivaceous green, slightly rugulose; in the win
dow numerous islands of irregular shape; impressed in the plane and in the
slight undulations are numerous dark blood red dots and lines, scarcely vis
ible with the naked eye; outer margin laciniated, laciniae very irregular and
between them dark blood red dots and lines; inner margin slightly denti
culate or nearly straight. The islands in the window are formed from the
projecting laciniae. Flower unknown. (Fig. 68.)
South West Africa: M. Otzen.