Gasteria acinacifolia
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| Gasteria acinacifolia in cultivation | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Xanthorrhoeaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asphodeloideae |
| Genus: | Gasteria |
| Species: | G. acinacifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Gasteria acinacifolia (J.Jacq.) Haw. | |
Gasteria acinacifolia is succulent plant native to the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.[1]
Description
It is the tallest of the Gasteria species (even larger than Gasteria excelsa), with rosettes of smooth leaves up to 1 meter long. The species name "acinacifolia" means "scimitar-leaves", and refers to how the smooth, sharp, stiff, spotted leaves end in a sharp point.
The multi-branched inflorescence is often over a meter in height, with pink flowers and appears between September and December. Aside from its size, it looks very similar to a much smaller species, Gasteria pulchra.
Distribution
It occurs on shady cliff faces and in dune thickets, along the coast, between Knysna and Port Alfred in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.
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