Family | AIZOACEAE |
Genus species | Glottiphyllum longum (Haw.) N.E.Br. |
Bibliography | Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 71: 9 (1922) |
Native Range | s. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 30-700m |
Description | subcaulescent, leaves ascendent, broadly ligulate, on both faces flat, obtuse, green, flowers pedicellate, pedicels and calyx papulose, petals narrow, acute |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | succulent subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Glottiphyllum cultratum (Salm-Dyck) N.E.Br. Glottiphyllum davisii L.Bolus Glottiphyllum erectum N.E.Br. Glottiphyllum latum (Haw.) N.E.Br. Glottiphyllum latum var. cultratum (Salm-Dyck) N.E.Br. Glottiphyllum longum var. hamatum N.E.Br. Glottiphyllum longum var. heterophyllum (Haw.) Rowley Glottiphyllum obliquum (Willd.) N.E.Br. Glottiphyllum propinquum N.E.Br. Glottiphyllum pustulatum (Haw.) N.E.Br. Glottiphyllum uncatum (Salm-Dyck) N.E.Br. Mesembryanthemum adscendens Haw. Mesembryanthemum brevifolium Eckl. & Zeyh. Mesembryanthemum cultratum Salm-Dyck Medembryanthemum depressum Sims Mesembryanthemum heterophyllum Andrews Mesembryanthemum latum Haw. Mesembryanthemum linguiforme Haw. Mesembryanthemum linguiforme ssp. latum (Haw.) Pers. Mesembryanthemum linguiforme ssp. longum (Haw.) Pers. Mesembryanthemum linguiforme ssp. obliquum (Willd.) Pers. Mesembryanthemum longum Haw. Mesembryanthemum lucidum Haw. Mesembryanthemum medium Haw. Mesembryanthemum obliquum Willd. Mesembryanthemum pustulatum Haw. Mesembryanthemum uncatum Salm-Dyck |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |