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Accession Data:

Avonia papyracea (E.Mey. ex Fenzl) G.D.Rowley

  • Common Name:
  • Family: Anacampserotaceae

  • Country of Origin: Namibia to Cape Prov.
  • Habitat: on quartz flats

  • Description: [syn. Anacampseros papyraceae]

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 199200167
  • Source: Unknown
  • Provenance:
    Klipbok, NC, RSA. Seed of Mesa Garden 7111.2
  • Accession Date: 12-31-1992
  • Bench: 2205 - XER:Namib / Karoo B
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 1 confirmed on 03-24-2025
  • Restrictions:
    • CITES Appendix II Listed Plant

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: core eudicots
  • Order: Caryophyllales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Anacampserotaceae
  • SubFamily:
  • Tribe:
  • SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019

References (internal):

  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Cape Provinces / Namibia

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Thursday, August 31, 2017.
  2. Anacampseros papyracea at ARS-GRIN. Last accessed on Thursday, August 31, 2017.

data regenerated on Mon, 24 Mar 2025 09:18:36 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

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Current Accessions in the Anacampserotaceae

  • Anacampseros coahuilensis W/C
  • Anacampseros crinita
  • Anacampseros filamentosa
  • Anacampseros lanigera
  • Anacampseros subnuda var. lubbersii
  • Avonia albissima var. grisea
  • Avonia papyracea
W/C = Wild Collected
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