Trichodiadema pygmaeum — The Life Data

Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Aizoaceae/Trichodiadema

At a glance

Occurrence records19

Data sources3

Biological traits17

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources3 archives

Databases and archives Trichodiadema pygmaeum's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation1 languages↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility19 records↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

On this page3 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources17 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF19 records

01Narrative

Trichodiadema pygmaeum is succulent plant of the genus Trichodiadema, native to the Western Cape Province, South Africa, where it is found in fine-grained soils in the regions of Bredasdorp and Swellendam. This mat-forming species is one of the few species in the genus that do not have the typical leaf-tip diadems. It is also one of three species that have leaves covered in dense hairs (together with T.fergusoniae and T.strumosum)

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY

Size & morphology5

Plant height max0.02 m

Plant height min0.01 m

Seed mass0.142 mg

Seed mass max0.14 mg

Seed mass min0.14 mg

Life cycle & reproduction2

Life formsucculent tuberous subshrub

Life spanperennial

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment8

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatesubtropical

Climberself-supporting

Elevation max250 m

Elevation min20 m

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formshrub

Woodinesswoody

Other traits1

Plant support typefree-standing

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type19 records

Wild obs. + sensor10

Museum / vouchered9

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO64 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy56% within 1 km

≤100 m 4≤1 km 1>10 km 4

9 georeferenced · 1 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor10

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy

no georeferenced coordinates · 9 records without

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence9

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions1 of 2 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Pretoria, ZA	8
South African National Biodiversity Institutelocation not on record	1

2 institutions · 9 of 9 vouchered records shown