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Gibbaeum album var. roseum N.E.Br.
1927
Family: AIZOACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Gibbaeum album N.E.Br.
Gard. Chron. 1926, Ser. III. lxxix. 215.

Gibbaeum album var. roseum Photo by: Cactus Art
Gibbaeum album in full bloom is an unforgettable experience. Violet flowers contrasted beautifully with an almost white plant body

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Gibbaeum album N.E.Br.
Gard. Chron. 1926, Ser. III. lxxix. 215.
Synonymy: 3
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Beak of a shark
AFRIKAANS (Afrikaans): Bababoutjie, Haaibekkie

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

  • Gibbaeum album N.E.Br.: Dwarf, compactm scarcely branched clump-forming succulent with unequal, asymmetric leaf-pairs, (of which one more long) developed into a prominent and oblique keeled chin, with a chalky white to greyish-white metallic colour. Flowers white to pink.
  • Gibbaeum album var. roseum N.E.Br.: Same as the type, but with daisy-like, pink to dark violet blooms.



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