Glottiphyllum surrectum
Appearance
Glottiphyllum surrectum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Aizoaceae |
Genus: | Glottiphyllum |
Species: | G. surrectum
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Binomial name | |
Glottiphyllum surrectum | |
Synonyms | |
Glottiphyllum arrectum N.E.Br. |
Glottiphyllum surrectum is a species of succulent plant, in the family Aizoaceae. It is indigenous to arid areas of the Little Karoo, in the Western Cape, South Africa.
Description
[edit]The stems are horizontal but the leaves are slender, erect and rounded in cross-section.
The seed capsule is rounded and raised at the top (valves high and rim low), with a hard, woody (not spongy) base, and no valve wings or awns.[1]
References
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- ^ Heidrun E.K. Hartmann, Horst Gölling: A monograph on the genus Glottiphyllum (Mesembryanthema, Aizoaceae). Bradleya 11, 1993.