Anacampseros L.

First published in Opera Var.: 232 (1758), nom. cons.

This genus is accepted

The native range of this genus is Ethiopia to Somalia, Zimbabwe to S. Africa, Australia, Mexico, S. Bolivia to NW. Argentina.

Portulacaceae, H. Wild. Flora Zambesiaca 1:2. 1961

Morphology General Habit: Small perennial herbs or dwarf undershrubs.
Morphology Leaves: Leaves rather fleshy, often minute.
Morphology Leaves Stipules: Stipules membranous, often scarious and silvery, imbricate and hiding the leaves or forming hair-like subscarious fascicles in the axils of the leaves.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers: Flowers sessile at the ends of the branches or in elongated racemes; bracts membranous, entire or lobed with setaceous segments.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx: Sepals 2, shortly united at the base.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla: Petals 5.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens: Stamens 5-?, united with the petals at the base.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Pistil: Ovary superior, 1-locular, multiovulate; style filiform, trifid at the apex or entire.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits: Capsule oblong-ovoid or conical, 3–4-valved, sometimes with the valves longitudinally divided.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds: Seeds numerous, winged or with a minute blunt protuberance.

[FZ]

M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS

Morphology General Habit: Perennial succulent herbs, often with tuberous root
Morphology Leaves: Leaves alternate, often minute and close together, each axil with tufts of hairs/hair-like scales (section Anacampseros plus two further small sections) or a membranous, often scarious, scale, usually overlapping with other scales and concealing the leaves (section Avonia)
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences: Inflorescences terminal, flowers either ± sessile or carried on an elongated raceme-like inflorescence, opening for a very short time only, sometimes cleistogamous; bracts membranous or divided into narrow segments
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx: Sepals shortly joined at base
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla: Petals 5
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens: Stamens 5–many, bases joined to petals
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary: Ovary with many ovules; style thread-like, stigma entire or 3-lobed
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits: Fruit an elongated 3–4-valved capsule, valves sometimes divided longitudinally
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds: Seeds many, winged or with minute blunt protruberances.
Distribution: Some 50–60 species restricted to southern Africa except for one or two species in Australia and the following member of sect. Avonia in the Flora area.

[FSOM]

Flora Zambesiaca
- Flora Zambesiaca
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Flora of Somalia
- Flora of Somalia
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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