PLANTAE / PHANEROGAMAE / ANTHOPHYTA / CARYOPHYLLALES / AIZOACEAE / RUSCHIOIDEAE / RUSCHIEAE / GLOTTIPHYLLUM / REGIUM

Glottiphyllum regium N.E.Br.
EN Indigenous Endemic
Morphological description

Leaves decussate. Succulent perennial forming compact mats. Leaves decussate, > 65 mm, slightly unequal, narrowed below, bright green. Fruits on persistent stalks, without valve wings or awns, base spongy, valves with high rims. From: Klak, C. 2012. Aizoaceae: Glottiphyllum Haw. ex N.E.Br. In: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 285-286. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]

Habitat

Sandstone slopes or sandy loams. From: Klak, C. 2012. Aizoaceae: Glottiphyllum Haw. ex N.E.Br. In: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 285-286. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]

Distribution

Little Karoo. From: Klak, C. 2012. Aizoaceae: Glottiphyllum Haw. ex N.E.Br. In: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 285-286. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]

Altitude

400 to 650 m

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Residence status

Occurrence in the Flora of Southern Africa (FSA) countries and South African provinces. Residence status indicates if a taxon is indigenous, endemic, naturalised or invasive in a specific region. This data is based on specimen records and literature

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Names and Sources

Accepted name
Glottiphyllum regium N.E.Br.

Published in: Gard. Chron. ser. 3, 83: 123 (1928)

Synonym(s)

Glottiphyllum compressum L.Bolus

Published in: Notes Mesembryanthemum [H.M.L. Bolus] 2: 249 (1931)


Classification

KINGDOM Plantae

SUBKINGDOM Phanerogamae

PHYLUM Anthophyta

ORDER Caryophyllales

FAMILY Aizoaceae

SUBFAMILY Ruschioideae

TRIBE Ruschieae

GENUS Glottiphyllum

SPECIES regium

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Specimen records

Barcode: NBG0801678-0 Collector(s) & number: Bohnen, P, 9156 | 1991-1-1

South Africa, Western Cape, Suid Kaap [South Cape] (3321DA), Klein Karoo, Rooiberg pas halfpad op [halfway up]

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Barcode: NBG0142179-0 Collector(s) & number: Stayner, FJ, s.n. | 1961-9-

South Africa, Western Cape, Cape (3321DA Ladismith), 2 m north Calitzdorp

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Barcode: PRE0761897-0 Collector(s) & number: Burgoyne, PM, 10702 | 2006-9-27

South Africa, Western Cape, Calitzdorp District. ± 2 km S of Calitzdorp.

General notes: Slope: gentle. Height: 8-15 cm. Long thick succulent leaves in dense clumps.

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Barcode: PRE0763976-0 Collector(s) & number: Burgoyne, PM, 10687 | 2006-9-29

South Africa, Western Cape, Calitzdorp District. Farm Besemkop NE of town.

General notes: Gravelly loam. Slope: gentle. Common in spots. Height: ± 5-10 cm. Low clumps with upright leaves. Bright yellow flowers.

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Barcode: NBG0095017-0 Collector(s) & number: Compton, RH, s.n. | 1949-10-14

South Africa, Western Cape, Cape (3322 Oudtshoorn), Oudtshoorn, Blackburn Valley

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Barcode: PRE0763975-0 Collector(s) & number: Burgoyne, PM, 10712 | 2006-9-27

South Africa, Western Cape, Calitzdorp District; ± 14 km SW of Calittzdorp.

General notes: Lower hill slope. Slope: gentle. Round pebbles. Quaternary deposits. Common in spots. Height: 10-20 cm. Flowers bright deep yellow. Low dense clumps with bright green very succulent thick leaves.

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Barcode: NBG0101834-0 Collector(s) & number: Wisura, W, 2743 | 1973-8-19

South Africa, Western Cape, Cape (3321DA Ladismith), 9 miles (approximately 15 km) south west of Calitzdorp on the road to Van Wyksdorp, north aspect

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Observation records

Date: 9/9/2016 12:00:00 AM

Western Cape

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Date: 4/30/2021 3:13:00 PM

Western Cape

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Date: 6/12/2021 2:17:22 PM

Western Cape, South Africa

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Western Cape, South Africa

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Date: 6/12/2021 12:50:00 PM

Western Cape

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Date: 6/12/2021 12:33:00 PM

Western Cape, South Africa

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Date: 6/12/2021 4:00:00 PM

Western Cape, South Africa

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Date: 6/12/2021 11:46:00 AM

Western Cape

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Date: 6/12/2021 1:36:16 PM

Western Cape

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Date: 9/25/2021 10:52:00 AM

Western Cape

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2012

SERIES CHAPTER

Aizoaceae: Glottiphyllum Haw. ex N.E.Br. Klak, C

In: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 285-286

South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria

2001

BOOK

Illustrated handbook of succulent plants: Aizoaceae F-Z Hartmann, HEKO

1993

PERIODICAL/JOURNAL

A monograph of the genus Glottiphyllum (Mesembryanthemum, Aizoaceae) Hartmann, HEKO; Golling, H

Bradleya 11: 1-49

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Status

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Assessor(s)

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Bibliography

EDITED BOOK
Bates, M.F., Branch, W.R., Bauer, A.M., Burger, M., Marais, J., Alexander, G.J. and de Villiers, M.S. 2014. Atlas and Red List of the Reptiles of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. Suricata 1. South African National Biodiversity Institute

ELECTRONIC SOURCE
IUCN 2018. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2018-2

JOURNAL ARTICLE
Lamb, T., Biswas, S. and Bauer, A.M. 2010. A phylogenetic reassessment of African fossorial skinks in the subfamily Acontinae (Squamata: Scincidae): evidence for parallelism and polyphyly. Zootaxa. 2657:33-46

JOURNAL ARTICLE
Broadley, D.G. and Greer, A.E. 1969. A revision of the genus <i>Acontias</i> Cuvier (Sauria: Scincidae). Arnoldia (Rhodesia). 4:1-27

JOURNAL ARTICLE
Daniels, S.R., Heideman, N.J.L., Hendricks, M.G.J. and Crandall, K.A. 2006. Taxonomic subdivisions within the fossorial skink subfamily Acontinae (Squamata: Scincidae) reconsidered: a multilocus perspective. Zoologica Scripta. 35:353-362

THESIS
Janse van Vuuren, L.C. 2009. A Taxonomic Study of the Genus <i>Microacontias</i> (Reptillia: Acontiinae) using DNA and Morphometric Data. M.Sc. thesis, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa

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