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Glottiphyllum neilii

(Glottiphyllum neilii)

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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:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Caryophyllales
Family:Aizoaceae
Genus:Glottiphyllum
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