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Mesembryanthemum linguiforme L.
Sp. Pl. 1: 488 1753
Family: AIZOACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Glottiphyllum linguiforme (L.) N.E.Br.
Gard. Chron. III, 70: 327 1921

Mesembryanthemum linguiforme (Glottiphyllum linguiforme) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
Ecotype from Klein Doringrivier, Western Cape, South Africa, located between Skraapklipkop and Kraaiberg.good tapered leaf shape (MG 1522.4634).

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Glottiphyllum linguiforme (L.) N.E.Br.
Gard. Chron. III, 70: 327 1921
Synonymy: 6
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Tongue plant
AFRIKAANS (Afrikaans): Tongblaarvygie

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Glottiphyllum linguiforme group

  • Glottiphyllum latifolium N.E.Br.: has 2-3 pairs of leaves that are not keeled and do not shows any bubble swelling at the base. Distribution: Ladismith-Distr. Western Cape, South Africa.
  • Glottiphyllum linguiforme (L.) N.E.Br.: has 2 rows of incurved, strap-shaped, grey-green leaves with rounded tips slightly bent outward. Distribution: Calitzdorp, Oudtshoorn Districts, Western Cape,South Africa.

23934 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
- Ecotype from Klein Doringrivier, Western Cape, South Africa, located between Skraapklipkop and Kraaiberg. (Glottiphyllum linguiforme) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
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