Clump-forming succulent perennial herb ; up to 1 m tall . Stems branching from base , irregularly branched above , thick , grey-green , leafless , ± 4 cm in diameter , with 4 edges plate-like compressed like wings , irregularly toothed ; old stems recurved . Leaves absent . Inflorescences at the end of the stems , with up to 15 flowers in umbels ; pedicels up to 10 mm . Flowers yellow-green with dark spots , small , with a faint unpleasant smell ; corolla rotate , greenish-yellow with the inner surface of lobes papillose ; papillae green to purplish , sometimes with purple spots , tips of lobes with purple cilia ; corona green or reddish-brown ; outer surface glabrous , inner surface pubescent , hairs whitish ; outer lobes bifid , forming 2 short erect teeth ; inner lobes with short lobes just touching the anthers . Fruit follicles , 6−8 cm , erect , paired , ovoid , acute , glabrous . Seeds dark brown , with a tuft of long white hairs at one end . (Ref . Flora of Oman ; vol . 3) .
No Data
Rare & Threatened (RT) - Vulnerable (VU C2a(i)) - National Assessment
Rare
الوصف غير متاح حاليًا
Boucerosia penicillata Deflers
Caralluma penicillata (Deflers) N.E.Br.
Ceropegia penicillata (Deflers) Bruyns
No data
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Paint Brush Caralluma
Not recorded yet. However, known inedible. (Ref. Oman Botanic Garden).
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