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Lithops - Au Cactus Francophone

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42. LITHOPS TERRICOLOR<br />

<strong>Lithops</strong> terricolor. (Plates 36, 36a.) Growths very seldom solitary, usually<br />

forming clumps of 6–10 plants; top of lobe flat or slightly convex; colour<br />

of top of lobes varying from a dark green, light green, light pink to a light<br />

yellowish green tinge; lobes either with one large window with numerous<br />

dark green dots in it, or window forming smaller areas with dark green dots<br />

or covered only with numerous dark green separate or confluent dots; separate<br />

dots on the margin and sides; sometimes numerous ±20 black dots distributed<br />

more or less evenly over both lobes, or a few only on one lobe or absent<br />

altogether; surface smooth glabrous. Flowers yellow.<br />

Cape Province; Laingsburg; near Prince Albert; near Beaufort West; 25<br />

miles from Willowmore near road to Aberdeen; Miller Station; Steytlerville;<br />

Springbok Vlakte, near Uitenhage, Cape.<br />

Fig. 100–102 are reproductions of photos to show the nature of the<br />

habitat of the plant near Laingsburg and also the miniature windows in the<br />

upper surface.<br />

<strong>Lithops</strong> terricolor. (Plate 36, 36a.) Plante selde enkel, gewoonlik vorm hulle<br />

klompe van 6 10; boonste vlak plat of effens konveks; kleur van boonste vlak<br />

varieer van donkergroen, liggroen, ligrooi tot ’n ligte geelgroen tint; blare of<br />

met een groot venster met ’n groot aantal donkergroen kolle daarin Of venster<br />

bestaan uit kleinere areas met donkergroen kolle of die boonste vlak is bedek<br />

met ’n groot aantal donkergroen geïsoleerde of saamvloeiende kolle (miniatuur<br />

figure 101 . lithops terricolor n.e. br.<br />

In habitat. Laingsburg

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