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Aloinopsis malherbei

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Aloinopsis malherbei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Aizoaceae
Genus: Aloinopsis
Species:
A. malherbei
Binomial name
Aloinopsis malherbei
(L.Bolus) L.Bolus

Aloinopsis malherbei is a species of succulent plant, also known as the "giant jewel plant". It is native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa, especially the area around Calvinia and Loeriesfontein. The plant produces a thick tuber and produces yellow flowers. Unlike other Aloinopsis, it only has tubercles (bumps) at the leaf tips.

It was named in honour of Marthinus Lourens Malherbe of Soekershof.