| Family | AIZOACEAE |
| Genus species | Glottiphyllum depressum (Haw.) N.E.Br. |
| Bibliography | Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 70: 327 (1921) |
| Native Range | s. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | sands and rocks |
| Altitude | 500-1000m |
| Description | subcaulescent, leaves in two rows, deccusate, subcylindrical, obtuse, very thick, yellow-green, incurvate, flowers sessile, solitary, large |
| Size | 2-4cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | succulent subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring cuttings in summer |
| Synonyms | Glottiphyllum barrydalense Schwantes Glottiphyllum buffelsvleyense Schwantes Glottiphyllum fragrans (Salm-Dyck) Schwantes Glottiphyllum framesii L.Bolus Glottiphyllum haagei Tischler Glottiphyllum jacobsenianum Schwantes Glottiphyllum marlothii Schwantes Glottiphyllum muirii N.E.Br. Glottiphyllum platycarpum L.Bolus Glottiphyllum proclive N.E.Br. Glottiphyllum rufescens (Haw.) Tischler Glottiphyllum starkeae L.Bolus Glottiphyllum taurinum (Haw.) N.E.Br. Glottiphyllum uniondalense L.Bolus Mesembryanthemum depressum Haw. Mesembryanthemum fragrans Salm-Dyck Mesembryanthemum ruedebuschii Dinter Mesembryanthemum rufescens Haw. Mesembryanthemum taurinum Haw. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |