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Marlothistella is a small genus of succulent ice-plants (family Aizoaceae) native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa, including M. stenophylla and M. uniondalensis. Grow them like other arid-zone mesembs: full sun, very free-draining soil, and sparing water.
Marlothistella is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Aizoaceae. It is native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa.
The genus name of Marlothistella is in honour of Rudolf Marloth (1855–1931), a German-born South African botanist, pharmacist and analytical chemist, best known for his Flora of South Africa. It was first described and published in Gartenwelt Vol.32 on page 599 in 1928.
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