{"product_id":"tylecodon-pearsonii","title":"Tylecodon pearsonii","description":"\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003eGeographic \u0026amp; Climate\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"2,0,0\" id=\"p-rc_66fea65db4731e4d-20\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eGeographic Coordinates:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Approx.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-68 citation-end-68\"\u003e28°10'S to 31°30'S, 16°50'E to 18°40'E (Distributions span extreme southern Namibia—Richtersveld region—down into the Knersvlakte region, Northern and Western Cape, South Africa).\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"2\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"2,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eClimate Classification:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e BWh (Hot Arid \/ Desert Climate) transition to BSk (Cold Semi-Arid Climate) in coastal Succulent Karoo biome regions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"2,2,0\" id=\"p-rc_66fea65db4731e4d-21\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eHabitat Characteristics:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Occurs at elevations ranging from 50 to 800 m above sea level.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e It inhabits hyper-arid rocky ridges,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e gravelly quartz plains,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and granite clefts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-67 citation-end-67\"\u003eThe substrate is predominantly coarse quartz gravel and quartzitic sandstone with extremely low organic matter and high drainage.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"3\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e Rainfall is sparse and occurs primarily in winter (100–200 mm annually),\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e complemented by frequent coastal winter fogs.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003eBotanical Morphology\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0\" id=\"p-rc_66fea65db4731e4d-22\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eDiagnostic Features:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-66 citation-end-66\"\u003eA dwarf, highly succulent pachycaul shrub reaching 15–30 cm in height.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"4\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-65 citation-end-65\"\u003eMain trunk swollen, splitting into short, thickened, fleshy branches covered in yellowish-brown to grayish peeling bark.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"5\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-64 citation-end-64\"\u003eBranch surfaces retain persistent, prominent phyllopodia (leaf scars\/knobs).\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"6\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-63 citation-end-63\"\u003eLeaves are blue-green\/glaucous, lanceolate, fleshy (up to 4 cm long, 5–7 mm wide), with a distinct longitudinal groove along the upper surface and a rounded underside.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"7\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-62\"\u003eUnlike many \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"470\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-62\"\u003eTylecodon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-62\"\u003e species with upright erect flower buds, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"520\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-62\"\u003eT. pearsonii\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-62 citation-end-62\"\u003e features characteristic pendulous, urn-shaped yellowish-green to brown flowers with recurved petal tips and red\/brown striations.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"8\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"4,1,0\" id=\"p-rc_66fea65db4731e4d-23\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eGrowth Habit:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-61 citation-end-61\"\u003eWinter-growing, summer-deciduous succulent.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"9\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Plants shed all foliage during hot summer dormancy before producing branching,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e glandular-hairy flower stalks.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Extremely slow-growing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-60 citation-end-60\"\u003eMaximum height up to 30–40 cm.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"10\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Etymology\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"6,0,0\" id=\"p-rc_66fea65db4731e4d-24\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eEtymology:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-59\"\u003eThe generic name \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"6,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"28\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-59\"\u003eTylecodon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-59\"\u003e is an anagram of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"6,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"55\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-59\"\u003eCotyledon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-59\"\u003e, the genus from which Helmut Richard Toelken segregated it in 1978. The specific epithet \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"6,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"154\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-59\"\u003epearsonii\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-59 citation-end-59\"\u003e honors British botanist Henry Harold Welch Pearson (1870–1916), founder of the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden in South Africa.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"11\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"6,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eHistorical Context:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Originally described as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"6,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"44\"\u003eCotyledon pearsonii\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by Selmar Schönland in 1915,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e based on collections made during botanical expeditions in the arid borderlands between South Africa and Namibia.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e It was later recombined into \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"6,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"235\"\u003eTylecodon pearsonii\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by Toelken during his major taxonomic revision of Crassulaceae in 1978.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e It holds a prominent place in specialized caudiciform horticulture due to its natural bonsai-like architectural growth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"BotanicalCollector","offers":[{"title":"No.6177|W2.9cm|Seed-grown","offer_id":71835508834557,"sku":"71835508834557","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"No.6180|W3cm|Seed-grown","offer_id":71835508867325,"sku":"71835508867325","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"No.6183|W3.6cm|Seed-grown","offer_id":71835508900093,"sku":"71835508900093","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"No.6186|W3cm|Seed-grown","offer_id":71835508932861,"sku":"71835508932861","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"No.6189|W2.8cm|Seed-grown","offer_id":71835508965629,"sku":"71835508965629","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"No.6192|W3cm|Seed-grown","offer_id":71835508998397,"sku":"71835508998397","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"No.6195|W2.9cm|Seed-grown","offer_id":71835509031165,"sku":"71835509031165","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0785\/3552\/4605\/files\/6177_1__wm_color.jpg?v=1794031135","url":"https:\/\/www.botanicalcollector.com\/products\/tylecodon-pearsonii","provider":"BotanicalCollector","version":"1.0","type":"link"}