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Electronic Flora of South Australia species Fact Sheet

Family: Aizoaceae
Sarcozona praecox

Citation: S.T. Blake in H. Eichler, Suppl. 134 (1965).

Synonymy: Mesembryanthemum praecox F. Muell., Linnaea 25:384 (1852); Carpobrotus pulleinei J. Black, Trans. R. Soc. S. Aust. 56:40 (1932); S. pulletnei (J. Black) J. Black, Trans. R. Soc. S. Aust. 58:176 (1934). , Sarcozona pulleinei

Common name: Sarcozona.

Description:
Stems often over 20 cm high; leaves 3-10 cm long, the uppermost pair commonly enclosing more than half the ovary.

Ovary lacking ribs, 5-15 mm long, concave on top; petaloid staminodes 4-28 mm long, acute, rounded or denticulate at the apex.

image of FSA1_Sarcozona_pra.jpg
Image source: fig. 118 in Jessop J.P. & Toelken H.R. (Ed.) 1986. Flora of South Australia (4th edn).

Published illustration: Cunningham et al. (1982) Plants of western New South Wales, p. 296.

Distribution:  S.Aust.: NW, LE, NU, GT, FR, EA, EP, NL, MU, SE.   W.Aust.; N.S.W.; Vic.

Conservation status: native

Flowering time: July — Oct.


SA Distribution Map based
on current data relating to
specimens held in the
State Herbarium of South Australia

Biology: No text

Taxonomic notes: The closely rugulose-bullate faces of the leaves easily distinguish fresh material from S. bicarinata or species of Carpobrotus.

Author: Not yet available


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