Brachystelma tuberosum R.Br.
Frost-tender, tuberous-rooted, succulent perennial with lance-shaped leaves, sparsely branched stems, to 10cm, bearing up to 4 star-shaped flowers, to 2cm across, the tubes green on the outside, spotted purple-brown and yellow inside, with purple-brown lines, with dark purple-brown lobes. [RHSD].
Horticultural & Botanical History
Introduced to Britain in 1821. [JD]. ‘Mr. Brown in his valuable treatise on the natural orders of Asclepiadeae and Apocineae, published in the first volume of the transactions of the Wernerian Society, has divided the genus Stapelia, but our present plant, will not quite unite with any of the genera there established; we are therefore highly indebted to the friendship of this learned Botanist for enabling us to establish the genus of this very rare plant.’ [BM t.2343/1822]. Don. BR f.722/1824. FS f.340/1848.
History at Camden Park
Listed only in the 1850 and 1857 catalogues [B.51/1850].
Notes
Published Jan 17, 2009 - 05:12 PM | Last updated Feb 23, 2010 - 04:31 PM
Brachystelma tuberosum R.Br. | BM t.2343/1822 | BHL
| Family | Asclepiadaceae |
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| Region of origin | South Africa |
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| Name in the Camden Park Record | Brachystelma tuberosum |
| Confidence level | high |