Lithops - Au Cactus Francophone
Lithops - Au Cactus Francophone
Lithops - Au Cactus Francophone
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ii. fenestratae<br />
Upper surface either wholly transparent window or provided with numerous miniature<br />
windows or with openings in the opaque epidermis or the depressions transparent and the<br />
ridges opaque.<br />
A. RubRo‑ColoRatae. Window with red to dark-red dots or lines or with pink depressions<br />
with rust-brown or reddish depressions confined to the margins.<br />
1. Main body of upper surface free of coloured dots or lines, the latter<br />
confined mainly to the margins.<br />
(a) Body and top grey-white (silvery-grey), dendritic markings<br />
between laciniae rust-brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L. Fulleri<br />
(b) Body and top rust-brown, reddish-brown or greenish, bifurcations<br />
between laciniae red to light-red . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L. <strong>Au</strong>campiae<br />
2. Main body of upper surface marked with isolated red dots, or few isolated<br />
red dots and lines or coloured (pink) by lines forming reticulations.<br />
(a) Miniature windows prominent, raised above level of window<br />
surface, no transparent window, upper surface rust-brown . . L. fulviceps<br />
(b) Miniature windows absent.<br />
(i) Window with red dots only.<br />
x. Red dots raised above level of window . . . . . . . . L. Inae<br />
xx. Red dots embedded in surface of transparent window<br />
and level with it.<br />
o. 10–15 fulgent red dots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L. Dinteri<br />
oo. Few (3–5) dull red dots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L. brevis<br />
(ii) Upper surface with few to many red impressed lines, or lines interconnected<br />
to form reticulation, dots so to say absent.<br />
x. Upper surface rugose, transparent part confined to impressions<br />
between ridges.<br />
o. Upper surface slightly rust-brown, window<br />
olive-green, top part of surface slightly rugulose<br />
L. marginata<br />
oo. Upper surface greyish-white or yellow-brown,<br />
with transparent part dark light-green to darkgreen<br />
impressed lines.<br />
p. Depressions light to dark-green, at intersections<br />
dark-red spots . . . . . . L. chrysocephala<br />
pp. Depressions with impressed dark-red<br />
lines, top surface resembling Hebrew<br />
script . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L. Mennellii<br />
ooo. Window with pink reticulate impressions, sometimes<br />
slightly whitish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L. Julii<br />
xx. Upper surface plain or bullate, window transparent.<br />
o. Transparent window without ridges.<br />
p. Window buff coloured, lines bifurcate<br />
into window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L. Dorotheae<br />
pp. Window dark-green, short lines and dots<br />
unevenly distributed . . . . . . . . . . . . L. insularis<br />
oo. Window bullate with opaque, yellowish ridges<br />
L. Bromfieldii<br />
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