Image: Dudleya stolonifera flowers from type description

Description: Title: Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences Identifier: bulletinofsouthe4648sout Year: 1902-1971. (1900s) Authors: Southern California Academy of Sciences Subjects: Science; Natural history; Natural history Publisher: Los Angeles, Calif. : The Academy Contributing Library: New York Botanical Garden, LuEsther T. Mertz Library Digitizing Sponsor: The LuEsther T Mertz Library, the New York Botanical Garden View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: Bulletin, So. Calif. Academy of Sciences Vol. 48, Part 3, 1949 floriferi in axillis foliorum inferiorum, 8-20 (—25) cm. alti, diametro 2-4 mm., supra basim 3-6 cm. tantum nudi. Folia caulina horizontales, cordato-ovata, acuta, eis iniimis 8-13 mm. longis, 5-7 mm. latis. Inflorescentia plerumque duobus interdum pluribus cincinnis ascendentibus constans. Cincinni 1-6 cm. longi, 3-9 floras ferentes. Pedicelli erecti, eis inferioribus 5-8 mm., eis superiori- bus 3-5 mm. longis. Calyx 5J/2-7 mm. latus, 3-4 mm. altus, basi usitate truncatus ;segmentis triangularibus, crassis, 2-3 mm. longis, 2^-4 mm. latis. Petala lutea, elliptica, acuta, erecta, inter se contingentia. apice tantum leviter excurvata, 10-11 mm. longa, 3-3^2 mm. lata, basi 1-2 mm. connata. Stamina 5^4-6^ mm. longa. ad basim corolhe 1^-2 mm. adnata, eis antesepalis sensim longioribus. Antheras lutese, circa 1^ mm. longse. Carpella sub- erecta, sensim separata, supra basim dilatata, inde fastigata, infra stylum circa 1 mm. longum 4-6 mm. alta; eis maturis ascendenti- bus, apicibus 2-^ mm. separatis. Squamae albee, ^2-1 mm. lata. Text Appearing After Image: PLATE 14 Dudleya stolonifera Moran Caudex 1^-3 cm. thick, becoming 10 cm. or more long. Hori- zontal branches from the axils of the lower rosette leaves, 3-8 mm. thick, soon becoming 5 cm. long. Rosette often rather flat, 5-12 cm. in diameter, with about 15-25 leaves. Rosette leaves oblong- obovate, short acuminate, ?)-7 cm. long, 15^-3 cm. broad, 3-4 mm. thick, bright green, not at all glaucous, often becoming maroon especially dorsally and towards apex, plane or concave above, con- vex below; the margins subacute; the base 10-20 mm. wide, ca 1 mm. high. Floral stem 8-20 (—25) cm. high, 2-4 mm. thick, leafy 106 Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.
Title: Dudleya stolonifera flowers from type description
Credit: https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/20488248192/
Author: Internet Archive Book Images
Usage Terms: Creative Commons Zero, Public Domain Dedication
License: CC0
License Link: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en
Attribution Required?: No