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Gibbaeum velutinum (L. Bolus) Schwantes
Z. Sukkulentenk. 3: 106 (1927).
Family: AIZOACEAE

Gibbaeum velutinum Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
Phisantefontein. The flowers can be white or pink/violet, they open in winter and last for a long time.

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Gibbaeum velutinum (L. Bolus) Schwantes
Z. Sukkulentenk. 3: 106 (1927).
Synonymy: 6
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Common Names include:
AFRIKAANS (Afrikaans): Haaibekkie

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Gibbaeum velutinum group

  • Gibbaeum schwantesii Tischer: has broadly triangular, horizontally compressed Leaves, 3?7 cm, leaf tips with chin or hook, flowers pink to pale magenta, 20-35 mm diam. Distribution: Springfontein to Soutkloof and Muiskraal and Sandkraal.
  • Gibbaeum velutinum (L. Bolus) Schwantes: has narrowly triangular, laterally compressed leaves, about 6-10 cm long, with almost axe-like, hooked upper end; flowers white, 30?50 mm diam. Distribution: Northern slopes of the Langeberg, Western Cape.


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Gibbaeum velutinum Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
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Gibbaeum velutinum Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

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Gibbaeum velutinum Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
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Gibbaeum velutinum Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli


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