Curio archeri

Curio archeri, syn. Senecio toxotis is a species of succulent plant in daisy family that is indigenous to the south-western Cape, South Africa.[3]

Curio archeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Curio
Species:
C. archeri
Binomial name
Curio archeri
C.Jeffrey (1992)
Synonyms
  • Kleinia archeri Compton

(Source: IPNI,[1] AFPD[2])

  • Senecio archeri (Compton) Jacobsen[3]
  • Senecio toxotis C.Jeffrey[3]

Description
The leaves of Curio archeri are typically blue-green and laterally flattened.

A small, low-growing succulent, with rhizomes and a few short, erect stems, with the leaves concentrated at the tip of top of each stem. The leaves are blue-green, pruinose, and typically flattened laterally. Each side of the leaf blade has several translucent lines.

The flower capitula of Senecio toxotis are without ray florets

The flower capitulum has no ray florets, and appears at the tip of a slender, erect inflorescence.[4]

Distribution

This species is indigenous to the south-western parts of the Western Cape Province, South Africa. It occurs in rocky areas, in the western Little Karoo, in the Robertson Karoo, and in the Overberg region.

It is closely related to Curio citriformis, which occurs in the Little Karoo to the north, as well as to Curio crassulifolius and Curio repens (syn. Senecio serpens).

References
  1. International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew https://www.ipni.org/n/961735-1. Retrieved 2008-05-29. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. "Senecio toxotis record n° 98486". African Plants Database. South African National Biodiversity Institute, the Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and Tela Botanica. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
  3. Species Details : Curio archeri (Compton) P.V.Heath Catalogue of Life: 2020-04-16 Beta
  4. G.Rowley (1994). Succulent Compositae: A Grower's Guide to the Succulent Species of Senecio & Othonna. Strawberry Press. ISBN 0912647124, 9780912647128
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