PAPILLARIS L. f., 1782 (engl./ fr.)
Synonyms :
Cotyledon teretifolia Lam. non Thunb. nom. illeg. (1786)
Cotyledon gracilis Haworth (1819)
Cotyledon acaulon Walther ex Steudel (1840)
Cotyledon meyeri Harvey (1862)
Cotyledon gracilis Harvey (1862)
Cotyledon papillaris var. robusta Schönland & Baker f. (1902)
Cotyledon glutinosa Schönland (1904) / Cotyledon papillaris var. glutinosa (Schönland) von Poellnitz (1940)
Cotyledon glandulosa N.E.Brown (1913)
Cotyledon muirii Schönland (1915)
Cotyledon jacobseniana von Poellnitz (1936)
Cotyledon pseudogracilis von Poellnitz (1936)
Cotyledon papillaris var. subundulata von Poellnitz (1940)
Distribution : SA (Northern Cape, Western Cape, Eastern Cape).
Description by Tölken, 1985 :
Shrublets with delicate, decumbent, rarely procumbent branches up to 25 cm long excluding inflorescence, usually much branched from base.
Branches (2-)3-5(-6) mm in diameter when bearing leaves, woody and with pale brown bark.
Leaves linear-lanceolate, elliptic to oblanceolate, (15-)20-40(-60) x 4-10(-13) mm, acute to cuspidate, usually fascicled at base, green to yellowish green, rarely glaucous, usually with a red margin or mucro.
Inflorescence a thyrse with peduncle (7-)10-25 cm long, each usually with one pair of bracts.
Flowers : Corolla orange to deep red, tube 5-8 mm long, cylindrical, petals 10-15(-18) mm long, strongly recurved to reflexd, anthers ca 1.5 mm long.
Description (according to E. van Jaarsveld & D. Koutnik : Cotyledon and Tylecodon, 2004) :
Branched dwarf decumbent to procumbent spreading shrublets to 10 cm.
Branches often rooting when touching the ground.
Leaves linear-lanceolate to oblanceolate, flattened, occasionally almost terete, yellowish-green to glaucous, 1.5 – 6 x 0.4 – 1.3 cm.
Inflorescence a thyrse, 10 – 25 cm tall with 1 – 3 dichasia, peduncle grey-green, to 3 mm in diameter at the base, pedicels 5 mm.
Flowers : Sepals 3 – 4 mm, corolla 15 mm, tube 5 -8 mm long, yellowish to orange-red, petals 11 – 12 mm, reflexed, filaments hairy at base.
Flowering time : Late spring to summer.
Note:
The specific epithet "papillaris" (= papillae) refers to the leaves which may occasionally be papillate (having small protuberances on the leaf surface). > See photos below by Thomas Delange.
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Synonymes :
Cotyledon teretifolia Lam. non Thunb. nom. illeg. (1786)
Cotyledon gracilis Haworth (1819)
Cotyledon acaulon Walther ex Steudel (1840)
Cotyledon meyeri Harvey (1862)
Cotyledon gracilis Harvey (1862)
Cotyledon papillaris var. robusta Schönland & Baker f. (1902)
Cotyledon glutinosa Schönland (1904) / Cotyledon papillaris var. glutinosa (Schönland) von Poellnitz (1940)
Cotyledon glandulosa N.E.Brown (1913)
Cotyledon muirii Schönland (1915)
Cotyledon jacobseniana von Poellnitz (1936)
Cotyledon pseudogracilis von Poellnitz (1936)
Cotyledon papillaris var. subundulata von Poellnitz (1940)
Distribution : Afrique du Sud (Cap-Nord, Cap-Occidental, Cap-Oriental).
Description (selon E. van Jaarsveld & D. Koutnik : Cotyledon and Tylecodon, 2004) :
Buisson nain de 10 cm, ramifié et à port étalé.
Branches se marcottant souvent lorsqu'elles touchent le sol.
Feuilles linéaires-lancéolées à oblancéolées, aplaties, éventuellement presque cylindriques, vert jaunâtre à glauque, 1.5 – 6 x 0.4 – 1.3 cm.
Inflorescence un thyrse de 10 – 25 cm de haut avec 1 – 3 dichasia, pédoncule gris-vert de 3 mm de diamètre à la base, pédicelles de 5 mm.
Fleurs : Sépales 3 – 4 mm, corolle 15 mm, le tube mesurant 5 -8 mm de long, jaunâtre à orange-rouge, petales 11 – 12 mm, recourbés, filaments poilus à la base.
Période de floraison : Fin de printemps, été.
Plants with different leaf shapes :