Adromischus is a genus of flowering plants. They are easily-propagated, leaf succulents from the family Crassulaceae, which are endemic to southern Africa. The name comes from the ancient Greek adros (=thick) and mischos (=stem).
Species The species of Adromischus are divided into five sections, based on their shared characteristics and relationships:J.Pilbeam, C.Rodgerson, D.Tribble (1998) Adromischus (The cactus file handbook) Cirio Publishing.
Section 1 (Adromischus)
Flowers bright green, tubular, with short, wide, triangular, recurved lobes. Anthers protrude from a flower tube. Indigenous mainly to the western, winter-rainfall regions of South Africa. Adromischus alstonii Adromischus bicolor Adromischus filicaulis Adromischus filicaulis subsp. marlothii Adromischus hemisphaericus Adromischus liebenbergii Adromischus liebenbergii subsp. orientalis Adromischus montium-klinghardtii Adromischus roanianus Adromischus subdistichus
Section 2 (Boreali) Grooved, tubular flowers, with ovate-triangular, recurved lobes that are undulated on the margins. Anthers protrude from flower tube. Indigenous to the arid, summer-rainfall interior of Southern Africa. Adromischus schuldtianus Adromischus schuldtianus subs. juttae Adromischus schuldtianus subs. brandbergensis Adromischus trigynus Adromischus umbraticola Adromischus umbraticola subs. ramosus
Section 3 (Brevipedunculati) Grooved, funnel-shaped flowers with acuminate-triangular, widely spreading lobes, born on long stalks. Inflorescence branched. Usually spreading or stoloniferous plants. Adromischus caryophyllaceus Adromischus diabolicus Adromischus fallax Adromischus humilis Adromischus nanus Adromischus phillipsiae
Section 4 (Incisilobati)
Tubular flowers with elongated lanceolate-triangular lobes. Plants with short, compact, upright stems. Adromischus halesowensis Adromischus inamoenus Adromischus maculatus Adromischus mammilaris Adromischus maximus Adromischus sphenophyllus Adromischus triflorus
Section 5 (Longipedunculati)
Pale or pubescent inflorescence with elongated, lanceolate-triangular lobes. Adromischus cooperi Adromischus cristatus Adromischus cristatus var. clavifolius Adromischus cristatus var. mzimvubuensis Adromischus cristatus var. schonlandii Adromischus cristatus var. zeyheri Adromischus leucophyllus Adromischus marianiae Adromischus marianiae var. hallii Adromischus marianiae var. immaculatus Adromischus marianiae var. kubusensis Adromischus marianiae 'Alveolatus' Adromischus marianiae 'Antidorcatum' Adromischus marianiae 'Bryan Makin' Adromischus marianiae 'Herrei' Adromischus marianiae 'Little Spheroid' Adromischus marianiae 'Red Mutation' Adromischus marianiae 'Tanqua' Adromischus subviridis
So-called Adromischus oviforme specimens are actually Adromischus filicaulis subsp. marlothii; Adromischus oviforme doesn't actually exist.
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