Gasteria
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| clade: | Angiosperms |
| clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Xanthorrhoeaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asphodeloideae |
| Genus: | Gasteria Duval |
Gasteria is a genus of succulent plants native to South Africa. Closely related genera include Aloe and Haworthia. The genus is named for its stomach-shaped flowers and is part of the family Xanthorrhoeaceae, subfamily Asphodeloideae.[1] Common names include cow-tongue cactus, lawyer's tongue, mother-in-law's tongue, ox-tongue.[2]
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[edit] Cultivation
Gasteria species are grown in well-drained, sandy soils in light shade. Germination usually occurs within 8 days but may take as long as one month depending on the species.
[edit] Species and varieties
- Gasteria acinacifolia
- Gasteria armstrongii
- Gasteria batesiana var. batesiana
- Gasteria batesiana var. dolomitica
- Gasteria baylissiana
- Gasteria bicolor var. bicolor
- Gasteria bicolor var. liliputana aka "Ox-Tongue"
- Gasteria brachyphylla var. bayeri
- Gasteria brachyphylla var. brachyphylla
- Gasteria carinata var. carinata
- Gasteria carinata var. glabra
- Gasteria carinata var. retusa
- Gasteria carinata var. thunbergii
- Gasteria carinata var. verrucosa
- Gasteria croucheri
- Gasteria disticha
- Gasteria dorineae
- Gasteria ellaphieae
- Gasteria excelsa
- Gasteria glauca
- Gasteria glomerata
- Gasteria liliputana
- Gasteria nitida
- Gasteria obliqua
- Gasteria pendulifolia
- Gasteria pillansii var. ernesti-ruschii
- Gasteria pillansii var. pillansii
- Gasteria polita
- Gasteria pulchra
- Gasteria rawlinsonii
- Gasteria tukhelensis
- Gasteria verrucosa
- Gasteria vlokii
[edit] External links
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[edit] References
- ^ Stevens, P.F. (2001 onwards), Angiosperm Phylogeny Website: Asparagales: Asphodeloideae, http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/Research/APweb/orders/asparagalesweb.htm#Asphodelaceae
- ^ Bailey, L.H.; Bailey, E.Z.; the staff of the Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third: A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada. Macmillan, New York.
