Glottiphyllum carnosum N.E.Br.

Species

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Characteristics

Perennial, dwarf shrublet, up to 0.05 m high, compact-forming clumps, 3-5 decumbent branches per plant. Leaves trigonous-terete with gibbose lower portion, often with one pair keeled, surface glaucous covered by a thick wax layer. Flowers sessile, solitary, yellow. Flowering time autumn. Capsules pale brown, 6-8-locular, tops high, valves thick and spongy, valve wings absent, expanding keels ending in awns, covering membranes complete, closing bodies present.
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Leaves distichous. Compact, succulent perennial, with 3-5 decumbent branches. Leaves distichous, suberect, oval, apically hunched, with a thick, waxy cuticle, margins distinct. Seeds with long papillae in dorsal region.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Images

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Distribution

Glottiphyllum carnosum world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

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WFO ID wfo-0000704124
COL ID 6KLGZ
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Synonyms

Glottiphyllum jordaanianum Glottiphyllum carnosum