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Gasteria vlokii

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Gasteria vlokii
Gasteria vlokii 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. vlokii
Binomial name
Gasteria vlokii
van Jaarsv.

Gasteria vlokii, the Swartberg gasteria, is a succulent plant, native to only a few widely separated spots in the Swartberg mountains of the southern Cape, South Africa.[1]

Description

Like most Gasterias, juvenile plants are "distichous" (leaves in two ranks)

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

However it can be distinguished by its smooth, triangular (usually recurved), strap shaped leaves.

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