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Glottiphyllum
Glottiphyllum is a genus of about 57 species of succulent subtropical plants of the family Aizoaceae. It is closely related to the Gibbaeum and Faucaria genera. The name comes from ancient Greek γλωττίς glottis "tongue" and φύλλον phyllon "leaf". The species are native to South Africa, specifically to Cape Province and the Karoo desert. They grow in rocks and soils incorporating slate, sandstone and quartz. Rainfall in their native areas is between 125 and 500 mm (4.9...
16 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Shade Tonguefig
speciesGlottiphyllum depressum
Long Tonguefig
speciesGlottiphyllum longum
Exposed Tonguefig
speciesGlottiphyllum suave
Royal Tonguefig
speciesGlottiphyllum regium
Glottiphyllum neilii
speciesGlottiphyllum neilii
Twisted Tonguefig
speciesGlottiphyllum difforme
Glottiphyllum nelii
speciesGlottiphyllum nelii
Grand Tonguefig
speciesGlottiphyllum grandiflorum
Pointy Tonguefig
speciesGlottiphyllum fergusoniae
Fleshy Tonguefig
speciesGlottiphyllum carnosum
Loquacious Tonguefig
speciesGlottiphyllum linguiforme
Glottiphyllum oligocarpum
speciesGlottiphyllum oligocarpum
Glottiphyllum peersii
speciesGlottiphyllum peersii
Rising Tonguefig
speciesGlottiphyllum surrectum
Tormented Tonguefig
speciesGlottiphyllum cruciatum
Salami Tonguefig
speciesGlottiphyllum salmii
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 524317.