Glottiphyllum nelii
Glottiphyllum nelii, showing the translucent lines along its leaf margins
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Aizoaceae
Genus: Glottiphyllum
Species:
G. nelii
Binomial name
Glottiphyllum nelii
Schwantes

Glottiphyllum nelii is a species of succulent plant, in the family Aizoaceae. It is indigenous to the arid Great Karoo region, South Africa.[1]

Description

The leaves are shiny, green and distichous (produced in two parallel ranks), with smooth, rounded tips.

This species often has lines of translucent cells, along the margins and keel of its leaves. This character can often be used to identify G. nelii.

The seed capsule has 8 or fewer locules, high valves (over 3 mm (0.12 in)), and a thick, angular, conical base. After it has dried, the capsule soon falls off from the plant.

It resembles its closest relative Glottiphyllum oligocarpum, in its general form, but its leaves are glossy and do not have any waxy, white covering.[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in shaley-loamy soils - often in the shelter of bushes - in an east–west belt, north of the Swartberg Mountain range, in the Western Cape and Eastern Cape provinces, South Africa.[3]

References

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  1. ↑ Burgoyne, P.M. (2006). "Glottiphyllum nelii". Red List of South African Plants. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  2. ↑ Heidrun E.K. Hartmann, Horst Gölling: A monograph on the genus Glottiphyllum (Mesembryanthema, Aizoaceae). Bradleya 11, 1993.
  3. ↑ "Glottiphyllum nelii". Operation Wildflower.


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