Gasteria nitida
species of plant
APG IV Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • (unranked): Archaeplastida • Regnum: Plantae • Cladus: Angiosperms • Cladus: monocots • Ordo: Asparagales • Familia: Asphodelaceae • Genus: Gasteria • Species: Gasteria nitida
- Familia
- Asphodelaceae
- Species
- Gasteria nitida (Salm-Dyck) Haw.
Gasteria nitida var. armstrongii (Schönland) Van Jaarsveld
Syn. Gasteria armstrongii Schönland
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Gasteria nitida var armstrongii. A variety of Gasteria nitida which keeps its juvenile form into adulthood (neoteny). -
A natural continuum exists between var. armstrongii and var. nitida, with a full range of intermediate forms existing, such as this one in cultivation.
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Gasteria nitida var nitida. Adult plant, showing the juvenile growth form in the offset at the base. -
Gasteria nitida var nitida. Detail of rosette and foliage.
