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ADROMISCHUS DIABOLICUS Tölken
Section: 3 Brevipedunculati



DISTRIBUTION
N. Bushmanland.

CHARACTERS
This species is doubtfully distinct from A. nanus. Tölken described his A. diabolicus as having flattened leaves with a much branched carnose base and fibrous roots.

CULTIVATION
The few samples that I grow seem a little easier than A. nanus.

Because of either their small size or soft leaves, all of Section 3 are better propagated via stem cuttings, rather than rooting leaves.

COMMENTS
It is puzzling that this has not been seen in recent years from the type locality (TL), south of the Blesberg Mine.


Adromischus diabolicus
Ancient plants in the shadows of a near vertical cliff, Grootberg, N. Aggeneys, NW. Pofadder.

Adromischus diabolicus
A. diabolicus close up at the Grootberg. Photos: Chris Rodgerson.

Adromischus diabolicus
Readily growable,  A. diabolicus, from the Grootberg, sampled by Steve Hammer as SH551.

Last Updated: Dec 2007
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