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Didymaotus lapidiformis
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Didymaotus is a monotypic genus of flowering plant belonging to the family Aizoaceae, containing the single species Didymaotus lapidiformis. The plant is also known by the names stone plant and beeskloutjie. It occurs natively in the arid regions of Tanqua Karoo, near Ceres in the Western Cape. The generic name is taken from the Greek words didymos, meaning double, and aotus, meaning flower; the plant that bears two flowers. The specific epithet lapidiformis means stone-like, as it is not easily seen, blending in with its surroundings.
- Family
- Aizoaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Didymaotus lapidiformis
- Slug
- didymaotus-lapidiformis
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Aizoaceae
- Genus
- Didymaotus
- Species
- lapidiformis
- Wikidata QID
- Q144650
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 28
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