Dorstenia spec.Lavranos 23877

Beautiful succulent plant consisting of a massive caudex generally bright green (it will tend to take on a lignified appearance only in mature age) and with a very varied asymmetrical shape. The caudiciform stem, in addition to giving the plant a pleasant ornamental effect, allows it in the wild to keep large quantities of water inside to be exploited in periods of drought. During the vegetative season, thin light green stems branch off, on which ovoid leaves grow, with serrated edges and rich in rather accentuated veins. The real strong point of Dorstenia, however, lies in its inflorescences: often also called "false flower", it is in fact an extravagant structure in the shape of a relatively large disc, which is actually composed of many greenish tiny flowers!