| Author: |
Martin H. Gustav Schwantes,
1928 |
| Family: |
AIZOACEAE |
| Origin: |
South
Africa, Botswana |
| Soil: |
Mix |
| Water:
|
Minimum |
| Sun: |
Medium |
| Thickness: |
4
Centimetres |
| Height: |
6
Centimetres |
| Flower:
|
Yellow |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
| Names:
|
- |
| Synonyms: |
Mesembryanthemum
aloides, Haw.
Aloinopsis aloides, Schwantes.
Aloinopsis wilmaniae, L.Bolus.
Mesembryanthemum aloides Salm Dyck.
Nananthus aloides
var. latus L.Bolus.
Nananthus wilmaniae,
L.Bolus |
This member of the
Aizoaceae family was given this name by Martin Heinrich Gustav Schwantes in 1928. It is found in
South Africa and Botswana, growing in a well drained soil with
little water and some sun. The caudex can grow to four centimetres
or more, the whole plant to six centimetres. The flowers are big and
yellow. The plant can be reproduced both by seeds and cuttings.
The genera name
from Latin nana, 'small' and Greek; -anthos;
'flower'. The species name means
'looking like Aloe'. |
