Accepted Scientific Name: Huernia thuretii Cels ex Hérincq
Hort. Franc. 73 1866
Huernia brevirostris var. parvipuncta Photo by: Raimondo Paladini
Origin and Habitat: Eastern Cape.
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Accepted name in llifle Database:Huernia thuretii Cels ex HérincqHort. Franc. 73 1866Synonymy: 25
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Description: Huernia brevirostrisSN|27746]]SN|27753]] var. parvipuncta, firstly described A. C. White & B. Sloane in 1937, is a local or morphological form of the widespread and variable Huernia thuretiiSN|27753]]SN|27746]]. Huernia thuretiiSN|27746]]SN|27746]] is very variable and many varieties with different degree of annulation of the disc and colouration of the corolla face was previously classified as different species, but most botanist agree on the fact that all the ones described until now, included Huernia brevirostrisSN|27746]]SN|27753]] var. parvipuncta, should all be included in the H. thuretii. The var. parvipuncta has a cream-coloured to yellowish corolla, rarely with a low annulus, with well marked and evenly spaced marron-red dots. However the distinguishing characteristics of var. parvipuncta, appear to fall within the natural variation of Huernia thuretiiSN|27753]]SN|27746]] and it should be synonymized with the latter.
More...Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Huernia thuretii group
Huernia bayeri L.C.Leach: has creamy white to yellow (or rarely pink) petals unspotted or sometimes finely spotted with red. Distribution: Eastern Cape.- Huernia brevirostris N.E.Br.: has a greenish-yellow, creamy-yellow or pinkish corolla with red spots and lined tube. Distribution: Graaff-Reinet to Willowmore and associated with the Sundays and Groot River valleys
- Huernia brevirostris subs. baviaana L.C.Leach: has a darker brown densely spotted, papillose, corolla face. Inner corona lobes curving, divergent. Outer corona lobes whitish. Distribution: Baviaanskloof, from Willowmore in a south-eastern direction.
- Huernia brevirostris subs. intermedia (N.E.Br.) L.C.Leach: (intermediate between H. thuretii and H. thuretii var. primulina) has yellowish corolla face with few marking and is variable in nearly all characters. Distribution: Cradock-Pearston area and Sundays River.
- Huernia brevirostris var. parvipuncta A.C.White & B.Sloane: has a cream-coloured to yellowish corolla, rarely with a low annulus, with well marked and evenly spaced marron-red dots. Distribution: Eastern Cape.
- Huernia striata Oberm.: has cup-shaped flowers, with petals white to off-white with red or red-brown broken stripes and a maroon throat. Distribution: Tiras Mountains of Namibia.
- Huernia thuretii Cels ex Hérincq: has creamy-yellow flowers spotted or banded with red. The degree of annulation of the disc and colouration of the face is variable. Distribution: RSA (Eastern Cape) and Namibia.
- Huernia thuretii var. primulina (N.E.Br.) L.C.Leach: has longer more creeping stems. Corolla uniformly pale yellow a little larger with a low annulus and papillae rather dense prominent. Distribution: Eastern Cape.
Huernia brevirostris var. parvipuncta Photo by: Raimondo PaladiniSend a photo of this plant.The gallery now contains thousands of pictures, however it is possible to do even more. We are, of course, seeking photos of species not yet shown in the gallery but not only that, we are also looking for better pictures than those already present.
Read More... Cultivation and Propagation: Huernia brevirostrisSN|27753]]SN|27753]] var. parvipuncta is easy to grow, it needs light shade to full sun (but tolerate shadow), very resistant to heat will also tolerate quite cold temperatures but avoid frost, best in a ventilated environment. It is quite resistant to the “Balck spot” disease of Asclepiads, Water regularly during the growing season, keep dry in winter. Use a gritty, well-drained soil.
Propagation: It is easily propagated by removing a cutting, sometimes with roots attached, in spring and summer, but seeds germinate readily if they are sown when fresh.
