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Cotyledon buchholziana Schuldt & Stephens
Kakteenkunde 1937, 111; et in Kakteenkunde, 1938, 111, descr. emend.,germanice.
Family: CRASSULACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Tylecodon buchholzianus (Schuldt & Stephens) Toelken
Bothalia 12(3): 379 (1978).

Cotyledon buchholziana (Tylecodon buchholzianus) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
This charismatic bonsai-like dwarf shrub is a delightful plant which can grow, during our Winter. In our Summer it is completely dormant and should be given a rest.

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Tylecodon buchholzianus (Schuldt & Stephens) Toelken
Bothalia 12(3): 379 (1978).
Synonymy: 3 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Tylecodon buchholzianus var. fasciculatus G.Will.
Aloe 29(3–4): 62 (1992).

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Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Tylecodon buchholzianus group

  • Tylecodon buchholzianus (Schuldt & Stephens) Toelken: erect bonsai-like dwarf shrub that can grow through photosynthesis in the stem, rarely sets leaves. Distribution: S-W Namibia to Richtersveld, Cape Province, RSA.
  • Tylecodon buchholzianus var. fasciculatus G.Will.: Densely ramified dwarf shrub with low, spreading habit, becoming pendulous in its steep habitat. Distribution: eastern slopes of mountains east of Port Nolloth in Namaqualand.

26386 diegoe Diego Armentano
Cotyledon buchholziana (Tylecodon buchholzianus) Photo by: Diego Armentano
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It can grow through photosynthesis in the stem, and only rarely bothers to set leaves at all. (Tylecodon buchholzianus) Photo by: Cactus Art

8753 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Cotyledon buchholziana (Tylecodon buchholzianus) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
26385 diegoe Diego Armentano
Cotyledon buchholziana (Tylecodon buchholzianus) Photo by: Diego Armentano

3001 cactus-art Cactus Art
Cotyledon buchholziana (Tylecodon buchholzianus) Photo by: Cactus Art
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Cotyledon buchholziana (Tylecodon buchholzianus) Photo by: Cactus Art

3004 cactus-art Cactus Art
The branches are grey to black with delightful red new growth. (Tylecodon buchholzianus) Photo by: Cactus Art
15392 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Cotyledon buchholziana (Tylecodon buchholzianus) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

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