| Family | CRASSULACEAE |
| Genus species | Cotyledon oblonga Haw. |
| Bibliography | Syn. Pl. Succ.: 106 (1812) |
| Native Range | Mozambique to s. Africa |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
| Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
| Description | leaves opposite, flat, oblong, obtuse, mucronate, glaucous, farinose, margins red, flowers in paniculate inflorescence . |
| Size | 20-55cm |
| Color | yellow-red |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | succulent subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-24°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Cotyledon canaliculata Haw. Cotyledon canalifolia Haw. Cotyledon coruscans Haw. Cotyledon crassifolia Haw. Cotyledon cuneiformis Haw. Cotyledon decussata var. flavida (Fourc.) Poelln. Cotyledon decussata var. rubra Poelln. Cotyledon flavida Fourc. Cotyledon galpinii Schönland & Baker f. Cotyledon leucophylla C.A.Sm. ex D.G.Steyn Cotyledon macrantha A.Berger Cotyledon macrantha var. virescens (Schönland & Baker f.) Poelln. Cotyledon obermeyeriana Poelln. Cotyledon orbiculata var. oblonga (Haw.) DC. Cotyledon umbellata Schönland & Baker f. Cotyledon viridis Haw. Cotyledon whitei Schönland & Baker f. Cotyledon zuluensis Schönland ex Poelln. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 26 South Tropical Africa (MOZ Mozambique) 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State, SWZ Swaziland, TVL Northern Provinces) |