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Glottiphyllum neilii (Glottiphyllum neilii)

Description

This is one of the most succulent of glottiphyllums,with thick,glaucous fans of two to six leaves.These are interestingly sculptured with an off-center keel on the upper surface,as if it were a thick slab of Gouda out of which a long slice has been cleanly removed with a cheese slicer.Plants from seed of HBG 84600,from seed ex U of Hamburg 19707,collected in the Great Karoo,Swartrivier,5 km due N of Prince Albert,W Cape,S.Africa.$6.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Caryophyllales

            • Family: Aizoaceae

              • Genus: Glottiphyllum