Taxon

Rabiea albipuncta

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Common name: Rabiea
Family: Aizoaceae (Vygie)
Synonym: Aloinopsis albipuncta, Nananthus albipunctus, Rabiea albipuncta var. major
Distribution: Free State
IUCN Red list: Not evaluated
National red list: Least Concern
Life form: Succulent plant
Comments: This species has a gorgeous, tuberous root system and is sought after by bonsai impassionate as it will form large rootstock (caudex) in time, the thick root and trunk eventually can be trained to the shape of a odd mini-tree.
Links: iSpot • llifle.com Encyclopedias of living forms • Red List of South African Plants

Locations

  • 1: Arid House 1 • Accession: 1996-30/1 • Provenance: Horticultural
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