WorldFloraDB - Glottiphyllum nelii

Characteristics

Compact, dwarf, succulent shrub, up to 5-branched or more with age. Leaves several to many on a branch, distichous, margins mostly rounded, margins dotted from subhypodermal idioblasts, bright green. Flowers yellow. Fruit persisting in the centre of plant, held tightly by old leaves, tops high, base spongy, locules 7 or 8.

More

Perennial, dwarf shrublet, up to 0.05 m high, stems and leaves decumbent. Leaves distichous with rounded apex, bright green, margins clear. Flowers stalked or stalkless, solitary, yellow. Flowering time autumn. Capsules pale brown, 8-10-locular, tops high, valve wings ending in awns.

Life form

perennial

Growth form

shrub

Growth support

free-standing

Foliage retention

-

Sexuality

-

Pollination

-

Spread

-

Mature width (meter)

-

Mature height (meter)

0.04 - 0.05

Root system

-

Rooting depth (meter)

-

Root diameter (meter)

-

Flower color

Blooming months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Fruit color

-

Fruiting months

-

Nitrogen fixer

-

Photosynthetic pathway

-

Environment

Light
Soil humidity
Soil texture
Soil acidity	-
Soil nutriment	-
Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

Uses	environmental use
Edible	-
Therapeutic use	-
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Mode	-
Germination duration (days)	-
Germination temperacture (C°)	-
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	-
Minimum temperature (C°)	-7
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-

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Distribution

Identifiers

LSID	-
WFO ID	wfo-0000704155
COL ID	6KLJQ
BDTFX ID	-
INPN ID	-
Wikipedia (EN)	Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Glottiphyllum nelii Glottiphyllum pallens Glottiphyllum pygmaeum

WorldFloraDB 2024

Glottiphyllum nelii Schwantes

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Aizoaceae > Ruschioideae > Glottiphyllum