Mauritius

Mauritius (mu)

Ile Maurice. Pointe Desny near Flacq

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M.J.E. Coode

J. Guého

4504

1974-3-15

Spiny-leaved rosettes ; leaves taken of average mature size. Flowers glaucus green on the outside, protendrous, the apical portion of the perianth segments quickly withering ; filaments yellow-green ; anthers versatile, dull yellowish-brown ; style green marked with broan ; stigma white. Fruits green, seeds black and flat. Leaves glaucous, shrinking considerably on drying

Naturalized colony of c. 25 individuals. Sea level