Astroloba congesta
| Astroloba congesta | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Xanthorrhoeaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asphodeloideae |
| Genus: | Astroloba |
| Species: | A. congesta |
| Binomial name | |
| Astroloba congesta (Salm-Dyck) Uitewaal | |
Astroloba congesta is a small succulent plant of the Astroloba genus, indigenous to the Eastern Cape, South Africa.[1]
Description
Astroloba congesta is a compact Astroloba species, with stems that are densely covered in sharply-pointed leaves, which sometimes grow in a rough spiral. The leaves are a glossy green in colour, smooth, sharp without keels, and curve upwards and outwards. It produces cream-white flowers, tinged with green.
It is easily confused with its close relative, Astroloba foliolosa, whose natural range lies to the west. The two sister species are very similar looking and Astroloba congesta was even formally classed as a subspecies of its more widespread relative.
Distribution
It is indigenous to the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. Here it is confined to the Districts of Albany, Cradock and Bedford.[2]
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References
- ↑ U. Eggli: Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants: Monocotyledons. Springer Science & Business Media, 2001. p.187.
- ↑ http://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=2210-4