Lithops aucampiae var. koelemanii (de Boer) D.T.Cole

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Accepted Scientific Name: Lithops aucampiae L. Bolus
S. African Gard. 22: 276, 306. 1932 [Nov. 1932]

Origin and Habitat: Postmasburg and adjacent areas in Hopetown district, Cape province, South Africa. (in the same area of the standard species).
Habitat: They grow scattered in small colonies on desert desolate areas of reddish quartzite. Their habitat is very sandy and they are often found growing among rocks and gravel where they are very difficult to spot. In the wild they are often covered by sand. They closely resemble the surrounding pebbles of their natural habitat, either in coloration and shape, this camouflage allows them to escape detection and is a very effective strategy for escaping predation.

Synonyms:

• Lithops aucampiae var. koelemanii (de Boer) D.T.Cole

Description: Lithops aucampiae is a tiny caespitose succulent that grows almost completely buried in reddish soil with only the upper truncated portion of leaves visible. It is one of the biggest and more resistant Lithops. The Lithops aucampiaeSN|12986]]SN|12986]] var. koelemanii differs mainly for its usually smaller clumps (two bodies being its usual limit) and for the opacity of its reddish bodies, which have the dull texture and pitting of an old brick. A few specimens have well defined windows, but in most cases windows are not present, giving the entire superior face an uniform, dull and opaque appearance.
Habit: With age it may form small clusters of up to 2-5 heads, but occasionally more. It is quite variable with brown-red bodies, but conforms to the typical Lithops morphology: two thick, fleshy windowed leaves separated by a crack from which a yellow flower appears. The windowed part allows light into the inner portion of the leaf where the process of photosynthesis is carried out.
Bodies (Paired leaves): Medium to very large 25-55 mm by 20-40 mm broad, obconical (upside down cone-shaped) upper surface truncate, smooth to slightly rugose, mostly slightly convex; lobes often unequal conjunct with a shallow fissure between. Face elliptic-reniform. Margins irregularly indented with peninsulas, yellowish to reddish brown, often more intensely coloured than than the islands. Windows usually absent or dark reddish-brown with fine irregularly branched lines. Channels asymmetrical varying in size yellowish to brown, sometimes very dark. Islands usually clearly defined , very irregular, sometimes slightly in relief. Rubrications absent. Dusky dots dark greenish grey variable in number in the channels, but usually not evident. Shoulders whitish violaceous, pinkish-grey or brownish.
Flowers: Daisy-like, bright yellow up to 52 mm in diameter.
Fruits: Capsule mostly 6-chambered (otherwise 5 to 8-chambered). This capsule only opens when moistened, exposing the tiny seeds. In nature, falling rain drops splash out the seeds to a distance of a few centimetres to up to a metre or more from the parent plant. After the capsule dries up it closes again, protecting any seeds left behind.
Seeds: Tiny, light brown to brown.

Lithops aucampiae var. koelemanii (llifle.com)