Gasteria
Sign in to saveGasteria is a genus of succulent plants, native to South Africa and the far south-west corner of Namibia.
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GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderAsparagales
- FamilyAsphodelaceae
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- Instance of
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- Parent taxon
- Asphodeloideae
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- Gasteria carinata hh.jpg
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Article
13 sectionsContents
- Naming
- Description
- Distribution
- Taxonomy
- Taxonomy according to flower morphology
- Taxonomy according to genome
- Gallery for identification
- Western distichous group
- Rare inland species
- Large coastal group
- Cultivation
- References
- External links
Gasteria is a genus of succulent plants, native to South Africa and the far south-west corner of Namibia.
==Naming== The genus is named for its stomach-shaped flowers ("gaster" is Greek for "stomach") that result from the swollen base on the corolla. Common names include ox-tongue, cow-tongue, ''lawyer's tongue and, occasionally, mother-in-law's tongue.