Gibbaeum

Gibbaeum pubescens in Anysberg Nature Reserve, South Africa.

Gibbaeum is a plant genus of the family of Mesembryanthemum plants ( Aizoaceae ). The botanical name is derived from the Latin gibba = tuberculate.

Description

There are very succulent, mostly cushion -shaped growing plants with short axes.

Systematics and distribution

The species are mainly in the Little Karoo in South Africa ( capensis) and spread to adjacent areas. The genus includes the following species:

  • Gibbaeum album N.E.Br.
  • Gibbaeum angulipes ( L.Bolus ) N.E.Br.
  • Gibbaeum crypto podium ( Kensit ) L.Bolus
  • Gibbaeum dispar N.E.Br.
  • Gibbaeum esterhuyseniae L.Bolus
  • Gibbaeum geminum ( Haw. ) N.E.Br.
  • Gibbaeum haagei Schwantes Gibbaeum haagei var haagei
  • Gibbaeum haagei parviflorum var L.Bolus
  • Gibbaeum pubescens subsp. pubescens
  • Gibbaeum pubescens subsp. shandii ( N.E.Br. ) Glen
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