Adromischus
# Adromischus

Adromischus is a genus of flowering plants. They are easily-propagated, leaf succulents from the family Crassulaceae, which are endemic to southern Africa. The name comes from the ancient Greek adros (=thick) and mischos (=stem).

## Species

The species of Adromischus are divided into five sections, based on their shared characteristics and relationships:

### Section 1 (Adromischus)

Flowers bright green, tubular, with short, wide, triangular, recurved lobes. Anthers protrude from a flower tube. Indigenous mainly to the western, winter-rainfall regions of South Africa.

* Adromischus alstonii
* Adromischus bicolor
* Adromischus filicaulis
   * Adromischus filicaulis subsp. marlothii
* Adromischus hemisphaericus
* Adromischus liebenbergii
   * Adromischus liebenbergii subsp. orientalis
* Adromischus montium-klinghardtii
* Adromischus roanianus
* Adromischus subdistichus

### Section 2 (Boreali)

Grooved, tubular flowers, with ovate-triangular, recurved lobes that are undulated on the margins. Anthers protrude from flower tube. Indigenous to the arid, summer-rainfall interior of Southern Africa.

* Adromischus schuldtianus
   * Adromischus schuldtianus subs. juttae
   * Adromischus schuldtianus subs. brandbergensis
* Adromischus trigynus
* Adromischus umbraticola
   * Adromischus umbraticola subs. ramosus

### Section 3 (Brevipedunculati)

Grooved, funnel-shaped flowers with acuminate-triangular, widely spreading lobes, born on long stalks. Inflorescence branched. Usually spreading or stoloniferous plants.

* Adromischus caryophyllaceus
* Adromischus diabolicus
* Adromischus fallax
* Adromischus humilis
* Adromischus nanus
* Adromischus phillipsiae

### Section 4 (Incisilobati)

Tubular flowers with elongated lanceolate-triangular lobes. Plants with short, compact, upright stems.

* Adromischus halesowensis
* Adromischus inamoenus
* Adromischus maculatus
* Adromischus mammilaris
* Adromischus maximus
* Adromischus sphenophyllus
* Adromischus triflorus

### Section 5 (Longipedunculati)

Pale or pubescent inflorescence with elongated, lanceolate-triangular lobes.

* Adromischus cooperi
* Adromischus cristatus
   * Adromischus cristatus var. clavifolius
   * Adromischus cristatus var. mzimvubuensis
   * Adromischus cristatus var. schonlandii
   * Adromischus cristatus var. zeyheri
* Adromischus leucophyllus
* Adromischus marianiae
   * Adromischus marianiae var. hallii
   * Adromischus marianiae var. immaculatus
   * Adromischus marianiae var. kubusensis
   * Adromischus marianiae 'Alveolatus'
   * Adromischus marianiae 'Antidorcatum'
   * Adromischus marianiae 'Bryan Makin'
   * Adromischus marianiae 'Herrei'
   * Adromischus marianiae 'Little Spheroid'
   * Adromischus marianiae 'Red Mutation'
   * Adromischus marianiae 'Tanqua'
* Adromischus subviridis

So-called Adromischus oviforme specimens are actually Adromischus filicaulis subsp. marlothii; Adromischus oviforme doesn't actually exist.

## Species gallery

* Adromischus hemisphaericus
* Adromischus filicaulis
* Adromischus liebenbergii
* Adromischus caryophyllaceus
* Adromischus leucophyllus
* Adromischus subdistichus
* Adromischus humilis
* Adromischus cooperi (festivus)
* Adromischus marianiae 'Aveolatus'
