The genus has a disjunct distribution, occurring in three separate areas of southern Africa: southern Namibia, the region around the south-eastern border of Namibia and a larger area spanning between the former Cape Province and Orange Free State in South Africa. This unusual distribution means that the different Titanopsis species live in different rainfall systems - either summer or winter rainfall depending on the species.[2][3]
Titanopsis hugo-schlechteri, showing the genus's distinctively warty leaf tubercles.
They are small plants, with rosette up to 10 cm high.
Leaves are up to 3 cm with truncate tip and rough warty little tubercles at the apex of the leaves. They look like limestone and are hard to see in the wild.
Yellow flowers with 2 cm diameter appear in late fall.
Cultivation is easy with full sun, very well-drained soil, and attention to the natural rainfall of the particular species' habitat.
The more popular species from the eastern areas, such as Titanopsis calcarea, fulleri and luederitzii are adapted to summer rainfall, while those from further west, rarer species such as Titanopsis schwantesii and hugo-schlecteri, are adapted to winter rainfall, when they also flower.
The plants are calcicole (=they appreciate calcareous soils), but any typical loose succulent soil mix is suitable. Division of larger clumps is possible in some cases, but as most species have tuberous rootstocks and offset slowly, seed production is the most common method of propagation.
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^Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN978-3-946292-41-8. S2CID 246307410. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
titanopsis, genus, about, species, succulent, plants, family, aizoaceae, indigenous, arid, regions, south, africa, namibia, calcarea, cultivation, scientific, classification, kingdom, plantae, clade, tracheophytes, clade, angiosperms, clade, eudicots, order, c. Titanopsis is a genus of about 10 species of succulent plants of the family Aizoaceae indigenous to the arid regions of South Africa and Namibia Titanopsis Titanopsis calcarea in cultivation Scientific classification Kingdom Plantae Clade Tracheophytes Clade Angiosperms Clade Eudicots Order Caryophyllales Family Aizoaceae Subfamily Ruschioideae Tribe Ruschieae Genus Titanopsis Marl Schwant Species See text The name Titanopsis is derived from the Greek god Titan the sun and opsis appearance from the sun like appearance of the flower 1 Contents 1 Distribution 2 Description 3 Species 4 Cultivation 5 ReferencesDistribution editThe genus has a disjunct distribution occurring in three separate areas of southern Africa southern Namibia the region around the south eastern border of Namibia and a larger area spanning between the former Cape Province and Orange Free State in South Africa This unusual distribution means that the different Titanopsis species live in different rainfall systems either summer or winter rainfall depending on the species 2 3 Description editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed July 2020 Learn how and when to remove this message nbsp Titanopsis hugo schlechteri showing the genus s distinctively warty leaf tubercles They are small plants with rosette up to 10 cm high Leaves are up to 3 cm with truncate tip and rough warty little tubercles at the apex of the leaves They look like limestone and are hard to see in the wild Yellow flowers with 2 cm diameter appear in late fall Species editPlants of the World Online accepts the following species 2 Image Scientific name Distribution nbsp Titanopsis calcarea Marloth Schwantes South Africa nbsp Titanopsis hugo schlechteri Tischer es Dinter amp Schwantes Namibia amp South Africa nbsp Titanopsis primosii L Bolus ex S A Hammer South Africa nbsp Titanopsis schwantesii Dinter ex Schwantes Schwantes Namibia amp South AfricaCultivation editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed July 2020 Learn how and when to remove this message Cultivation is easy with full sun very well drained soil and attention to the natural rainfall of the particular species habitat The more popular species from the eastern areas such as Titanopsis calcarea fulleri and luederitzii are adapted to summer rainfall while those from further west rarer species such as Titanopsis schwantesii and hugo schlecteri are adapted to winter rainfall when they also flower The plants are calcicole they appreciate calcareous soils but any typical loose succulent soil mix is suitable Division of larger clumps is possible in some cases but as most species have tuberous rootstocks and offset slowly seed production is the most common method of propagation References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Titanopsis nbsp Wikispecies has information related to Titanopsis Burkhardt Lotte 2022 Eine Enzyklopadie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names pdf in German Berlin Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Freie Universitat Berlin doi 10 3372 epolist2022 ISBN 978 3 946292 41 8 S2CID 246307410 Retrieved January 27 2022 a b Titanopsis Schwantes Plants of the World Online Royal Botanic Gardens Kew Retrieved 1 February 2019 Titanopsis Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Titanopsis amp oldid 1217100983, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
