Lithops - Au Cactus Francophone

figure 72 . lithops marmorata n.e. br.
round dots or very short linear depressions; sometimes linear depressions start
from the fissure; these depressions give the top of the lobe a wavy (hilly)
appearance and are coloured blood red. Flowers yellow.
South West Africa: near Pockenbank; south of Pockenbank; 70 miles
south of Aus in desert limestone.
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Fig. 73 is a photo of the plants fresh from the field.
Lithops Marthae. (Plaat 26.) Plante enkel of vorm klompe van 4 6; boonste
vlak effens konveks, mantel grys met ’n purper tint; boonste vlak grys geel of
ligbruin met ronde kolle of baie kort lynvormige duike, die lynvormige duike
begin gewoonlik naby die spleet; hierdie duike gee die boonste vlak ’n effens
gerimpelde voorkome en is bloedrooi gekleurd. Blomme geel.
Suidwes Afrika: naby Pockenbank; suid van Pockenbank; 70 my! suid
van Aus in woestynkalk.
Fig. 73 is ’n portret van ’n aantal plante vars uit die veld.
✱Lithops Marthae. Corpuscula 2–3 cm. alta, 2–2.5 cm. lata, obconica, apice
leviter convexa, griseo ochracea, vel pallide brunnea, supra fenestrata, saepe
lineis rubris notata. Fissura 2–4 mm. alta. Sepala 5, long 8 mm. Petala 35–40,
2 seriata, ad 2.5 mm. lata, 1.2–1.4 cm. longa, aurea; filamenta aurea 7–8 mm.
longa, antheris aureis. Stigmata 5, 1.3–1.5 cm. longa.