Dorstenia lavraniT.A.McCoy & M.Massara
Tabia Gorge Dorstenia
Family : MoraceaeTribe : DorstenieaeGenus : Dorstenia
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The specific epithet " lavrani " ( pronounced lav - RAH - nee ) honorsJohn Jacob Lavranos(1926 - 2018 ) , a Greek - bear South African insurance broker and botanist with a special interest in succulent .
Dorstenia lavraniis native to northernSomalia . It occurs north of Erigavo in the Taba’a Gap ( Tabia Gorge ) , growing in moss - filled crevice on exorbitant limestone .
Dorstenia lavraniis an attractive plant that forms a harmonious grove with many succulent , wax - like stem pattern with gyrate course of milklike leafage scrape and topped with a rose window of attractively crease leaves . It has the appearance of a succinct orchard of palm trees and is perhaps the most attractive of all of the Dorstenias . The stem can grow up to 8 in ( 20 cm ) tall and 1 inch ( 2.5 atomic number 96 ) in diameter . The leaf are elliptic to obovate , evaluate up to 1.8 inches ( 4.5 atomic number 96 ) farseeing and 0.7 inches ( 1.8 cm ) broad .
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The flowers occur in sight on fleshy receptacles that appear lonely in the leaf axil on peduncles that can maturate up to 0.6 inches ( 1.5 cm ) long . The receptacles can reach out a diameter of 0.6 inches ( 1.5 cm).Dorstenia lavraniis the only coinage ofDorsteniathat is dioecious in which the manly and female flower are on separate plants .
USDA hardiness zones10b to 11b : from 35 ° F ( +1.7 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° C ) .
Dorstenias are lovesome - have it away flora that need a bit more weewee than regular succulents . They need awell - enfeeble potting mix , and their water needs vary count on the season . Waterregularly from spring to devolve . provide the dirt to dry somewhat between watering , but insure they never dry out all . These plants tend to go at least partially dormant during the winter months . During this period , cut lacrimation . Giving plants a warm , sunny berth can leave in beautiful , compact grow plant . consider fecundate plants at times during their growing geological period with a gamey potassium hydroxide and phosphorus fertilizer .
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The springtime atmospheric condition , with a high temperature swing between the twenty-four hours and nighttime hours and frequent rain , can favour the ontogenesis of fungus disease , which should be treated preemptively with a systemic antifungal agent .
Dorstenias are more often than not propagated by seeded player . Many species are self - fertile . Their seeds are expelled explosively from the matured come heads and are liable to populate corporation several feet away . They can also be propagated by clipping .
Learn more atHow to Grow and Care for Dorstenia .
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