Gibbaeum

Gibbaeum
Gibbaeum pubescens in the Anysberg Nature Reserve , South Africa.
Systematics
Eudicotyledons Nuclear eudicotyledons Order : Clove-like (Caryophyllales) Family : Midday flowers (Aizoaceae) Subfamily : Ruschioideae Genre : Gibbaeum
Scientific name
Gibbaeum
NEBr.

Gibbaeum is a genus of plants fromthe afternoon flower family (Aizoaceae). The botanical name is derived from the Latin gibba = bumpy.

description

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They are highly succulent , mostly cushion-shaped plants with short axes.

Systematics and distribution

The species are mainly found in the Little Karoo in South Africa ( Capensis ) and the adjacent areas. The genus includes the following species:

• Gibbaeum album N.E.Br.
• Gibbaeum angulipes (L.Bolus) NEBr.
• Gibbaeum cryptopodium (Kensit) L.Bolus
• Gibbaeum dispar N.E.Br.
• Gibbaeum esterhuyseniae L.Bolus
• Gibbaeum geminum (Haw.) NEBr.
• Gibbaeum haagei Schwantes
  • Gibbaeum haagei var. Haagei
  • Gibbaeum haagei var. Parviflorum L.Bolus
• Gibbaeum heathii (NEBr.) L.Bolus
• Gibbaeum johnstonii Van Jaarsv. & SAHammer
• Gibbaeum nebrownii table
• Gibbaeum pachypodium (Kensit) L.Bolus
• Gibbaeum petrense (NEBr.) Table
• Gibbaeum pilosulum (NEBr.) NEBr.
• Gibbaeum pubescens (Haw.) NEBr.
  • Gibbaeum pubescens subsp. pubescens
  • Gibbaeum pubescens subsp. shandii (NEBr.) Glen
• Gibbaeum velutinum (L.Bolus) Schwantes

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Gibbaeum : In: Gideon Smith u. a .: Mesembs of the World: Illustrated Guide to a Remarkable Succulent Group . Briza Publications 1998, p. 106

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