Gibbaeum album N.E.Br.
Critically Endangered CR Indigenous Endemic

Morphological description

Leaves ± as long as broad. Whitish, acaulescent succulent. Leaves united, forming an oblique-ovate body, 60-120 x 60-80 mm, covered with fine white hairs. Flowers solitary, white or pink, to 25 mm diam. Fruits 6-locular. From: Klak, C. 2012. Aizoaceae: Gibbaeum 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: 284-285. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]

Habitat

Dry slopes and flats in quartz pebbles on shales. From: Klak, C. 2012. Aizoaceae: Gibbaeum 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: 284-285. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]

Distribution

N slopes of Langeberg: Muiskraal. From: Klak, C. 2012. Aizoaceae: Gibbaeum 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: 284-285. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]

Flowering time

December

Altitude

330 to 630 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

FSA

SA

BOT

NAM

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NC

FS

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KZN

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MP

NW

Absent

Indigenous

Endemic

Naturalised

Invasive

Names and Sources

Accepted name
Gibbaeum album N.E.Br.

Published in: Gard. Chron. Ser. 3, 79: 215 (1926)

Synonym(s)

Gibbaeum album N.E.Br. var. roseum N.E.Br.

Published in: Gard. Chron. 81: 430 (1927)


Gibbaeum album N.E.Br. f. roseum (N.E.Br.) G.D.Rowley

Published in: Nat. Cact. & Succ. J. 13: 77 (1958)


Classification

KINGDOM Plantae

SUBKINGDOM Phanerogamae

SUBFAMILY Ruschioideae

SPECIES album

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Specimen records

Barcode: NBG0801668-0 Collector(s) & number: Bohnen, P, 8947 | 1988-11-1

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Barcode: NBG0021901-0 Collector(s) & number: Hall, H, 1315/49 | 1949-12-14

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Barcode: PRE0763981-0 Collector(s) & number: Burgoyne, PM, 10724 | 2006-9-30

General notes: Gravelly loam. White quartzite patches. Slope: gentle. Forming low dense clusters of glaucous leaves.

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Observation records

Date: 7/6/2015 12:00:00 AM

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2012

SERIES CHAPTER

Aizoaceae: Gibbaeum 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: 284-285

South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria

2001

BOOK

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

2000

SERIES

Cape Plants. A conspectus of the Cape flora of South Africa Goldblatt, P; Manning, JC

Strelitzia 9: 1-743

South African National Biodiversity Institute; Missouri Botanical Garden, Pretoria; Missouri

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Status

Status and criteria

CR

Assessor(s)

Plantae Coordinator

Bibliography

GENERIC
Wild, H. 1961. Illecebraceae. Edited by A.W. Exell and H. Wild. Flora Zambesiaca. Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations. 1 (Part 2):358-362

GENERIC
Wild, H. 1961. Portulacaceae. Edited by A.W. Exell and H. Wild. Flora Zambesiaca. Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations. 1 (Part 2):362-372

GENERIC
Wild, H. 1961. Sterculiaceae. Edited by A.W. Exell and H. Wild. Flora Zambesiaca. Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations. 1 (Part 2):517-564

GENERIC
Wild, H. 1963. Burseraceae. Edited by A.W. Exell, A. Fernandes and H. Wild. Flora Zambesiaca. Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations. 2 (Part 1):263-285

GENERIC
Wild, H. 1963. Tiliaceae. Edited by A.W. Exell, A. Fernandes and H. Wild. Flora Zambesiaca. Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations. 2 (Part 1):33-91

JOURNAL ARTICLE
Wild, H. 1964. Leguminasae: Kotschya thymodora. Kirkia. 4:159

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