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Gasteria ellaphieae

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Species of succulent

Gasteria ellaphieae
Juvenile Gasteria ellaphieae in cultivation
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asphodelaceae
Subfamily: Asphodeloideae
Genus: Gasteria
Species: G. ellaphieae
Binomial name
Gasteria ellaphieae
van Jaarsv.

Gasteria ellaphieae, or Ellaphie's gasteria, is a succulent plant, native to the cliffs above the Kouga dam, in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.

It is most closely related to the species Gasteria glauca, and also to Gasteria vlokii and Gasteria nitida. The flowers of all four species are also almost identical.

However, it can be distinguished by its short, triangular (usually recurved) leaves, which are densely covered in tiny tubercles. Its inflorescence is often branched.

References

  1. Gasteria ellaphieae - SANBI Information page
Taxon identifiers
Gasteria ellaphieae
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