Cylindrophyllum comptonii
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Cylindrophyllum comptonii is a species of succulent plant belonging to the genus Cylindrophyllum of the family Aizoaceae. It is endemic to South Africa.
Taxonomy
Cylindrophyllum comptonii is classified under the genus Cylindrophyllum. It belongs to the tribe Ruschiae, subfamily Ruschioideae of the family Aizoaceae.{{cite web|url=http://florawww.eeb.uconn.edu/200900037.html|title=Cylindrophyllum comptonii L.Bolus|date=August 31, 2012|publisher=Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Plant Growth Facilities, University of Connecticut|accessdate=September 15, 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/gnlist.pl?2450|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121213015108/http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/gnlist.pl?2450|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 13, 2012|title=Genera of Aizoaceae subfam. Ruschioideae|author=Germplasm Resources Information Network|publisher=USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program|accessdate=September 15, 2012}} It was first described by the South African botanist Harriet Margaret Louisa Bolus in 1932.{{cite book|author=H.E.K. Hartmann|title =Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants: Aizoaceae A-E|publisher =Springer|year =2001|page=180|isbn =9783540416913|url =https://books.google.com/books?id=rjI9NpTOQzYC&q=Cylindrophyllum%20comptonii&pg=PA180}}
Description
Cylindrophyllum comptonii are small perennial succulent plant that form dense cushions. The plants grow up to about {{convert|13|cm|in|abbr=on}} high and {{convert|25|cm|in|abbr=on}} in diameter. They possess cylindrical leaves about {{convert|9|cm|in|abbr=on}} in length and {{convert|1|cm|in|abbr=on}} in diameter. The leaves are slightly flattened dorsoventrally with an indistinct central ridge and pointed tips. The flowers are about {{convert|7.5|cm|in|abbr=on}} in diameter and silvery white in color.{{cite book|author=The European Garden Flora Editorial Committee|title =European Garden Flora. Volume 3: Casuarinaceae to Aristolochiaceae|publisher =Cambridge University Press|year =1989|page=145|isbn =9780521361712|url =https://books.google.com/books?id=U_PU2vC5bwsC&q=Cylindrophyllum%20comptonii&pg=PA145}}
Distribution and habitat
Cylindrophyllum comptonii is endemic to the western part of Cape Province in South Africa.{{cite web|url=http://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=155-2|title=Cylindrophyllum comptonii L.Bolus|author= Burgoyne, P.M. |date=2006|publisher=National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2012|accessdate=September 15, 2012}} They grow found on flat shaly soil.