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Describe the plant here...
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'''''Glottiphyllum''''' is a [[genus]] of about 57 [[species (biology)|species]] of [[succulent]] subtropical [[plant]]s of the family ''[[Aizoaceae]]''.
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The name comes from the [[Ancient Greek language|ancient Greek]] "γλωττίς" (glottis=tongue) and "φύλλον" (phyllos=leave).
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The species are native to [[South Africa]], specifically to [[Cape Province]] and the [[Karoo desert]]. They grow in rocks and soils incorporating slate, sandstone and quartz. Rainfall in their native areas is between 125 and 500 mm, especially in March and November.
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The plants have thick, soft leaves arranged in pairs, with a port or coated razing to the ground. They have [[rhizomes]] and sport yellow flowers with narrow petals, sometimes fragrant, around five cm diameter, which appear in autumn and winter. Hybridization is easy.
    
==Cultivation==
 
==Cultivation==
 
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Glottiphyllum plants can be grown in small pots in a lean soil with sand and clay. They require very sunny exposure, and need moderate watering in summer and not at all in winter (during which the plant undergoes a necessary rest period). If overwatered, the plants become deformed.
    
===Propagation===
 
===Propagation===
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==Varieties==
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==Species==
 
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Some species:
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* ''[[Glottiphyllum carnosum]]'' NEBr.
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* ''[[Glottiphyllum cruciatum]]''(Haw.) NEBr.
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* ''[[Glottiphyllum depressum]]''(Haw.) NEBr.
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* ''[[Glottiphyllum difforme]]'' (L.) NEBr.
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* ''[[Glottiphyllum fergusoniae]]'' L. bolus
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* ''[[Glottiphyllum fragrans]]''
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* ''[[Glottiphyllum grandiflorum]]'' (Haw.) NEBr.
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* ''[[Glottiphyllum herrei]]''
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* ''[[Glottiphyllum linguiforme]]'' (L.) NEBr.
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* ''[[Glottiphyllum longum]]'' (Haw.) NEBr.
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* ''[[Glottiphyllum muiri]]''
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* ''[[Glottiphyllum neilii]]'' NEBr.
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* ''[[Glottiphyllum nelii]]'' Schwantes
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* ''[[Glottiphyllum oligocarpum]]'' L. bolus
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* ''[[Glottiphyllum parvifolium]]''
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* ''[[Glottiphyllum peersii]]'' L. bolus
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* ''[[Glottiphyllum platycarpum]]''
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* ''[[Glottiphyllum pygmaeum]]''
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* ''[[Glottiphyllum regium]]'' NEBr.
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* ''[[Glottiphyllum salmii]]'' (Haw.) bolus L.
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* ''[[Glottiphyllum semicylindricum]]''
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* ''[[Glottiphyllum starkeae]]''
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* ''[[Glottiphyllum suave]]'' NEBr.
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* ''[[Glottiphyllum surrectum]]'' (Haw.) bolus L.
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* ''[[Glottiphyllum uncatum]]''
    
==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==