Monilaria moniliformis

It is usually a small shrub with interceptions at the nodes of the stem, dividing it into short rounded or slightly elongated granule-like sections. The stems are rather succulent. Leaves are of two types: short and long. The small, fused almost entirely, very succulent leaves of the first type are almost a single rounded body, like a conophytum. The second pair of leaves develops by the beginning of the wet season, breaking off the apex of the primary body. They are elongate-cylindrical in shape, fused only at the very base. The epidermis is covered with special structures-growths of water-containing cells. When the second type leaves dry up, they leave behind a parchment-like skin-cover that provides protection from the sun’s rays for the new leaves being formed. During dormancy, the plant gives the impression of being shrunken. The fragrant daylily flowers come in white, pink or yellow, arranged on long solitary pedicels.
Moniliaria is a plant close to “living stones” in its biology. During growth, elongated leaves rise above them, more like thin stalks. The flowers are shaped like mother-oil.