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Aloinopsis malherbei

Aloinopsis malherbei
Photo: Michael Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Aizoaceae (Ice-plant family)
Grows as
Succulent, Bulb
Native range
N. Cape Prov.
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

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.

Other Aloinopsis plants

Aloinopsis acuta · Laingsburg Wartfig · Calvinia Wartfig · Mimic Wartfig · Stripe Wartfig · Aloinopsis schooneesii · Sutherland Wartfig · Puckerfigs

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Aloinopsis malherbei by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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