Quaqua armata (Caralluma
armata) - (N.E. Br) P.V. Bruyns |
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Locality: Plant photographed near Kleinzee, Namaqualand - NC. |
Distribution: From Namaqualand to Namibia. |
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Description: The greyish-green five to six angled stems have sharply pointed teeth. Stems are glabrous and robust. |
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Flower: The companulate flowers are borne in clusters between the teeth on the stem angles. Corolla lobes are long and thin, dark purple in colour - the colour changes to a greenish-yellow colour with purple markings further down the lobe. |
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Photographer: A.J. Van Wyk |
Grower: Mother Nature |
| Cultivation: Plant does not root to well from cuttings. I grow mine under a little shade, although it is usually in full sun in nature. | |
