Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

Details of genus: Gasteria Duval [920]

genus_ja: ガステリア

genus_en:

# spp.: 26

pub_year: 1809

accepted: Accepted

Family: Asphodelaceae

family_ja: ツルボラン

Infra familial classification: Subfamily Asphodeloideae

distribution_en: S. Africa

description_en: Genus of 50-80 species of stemless or very short-stemmed, perennial succulents, usually offsetting freely to form clumps, found in the lowlands, and sometimes hillsides, of Namibia and South Africa. They are grown for their flowers and foliage: the firm, dark or greyish green leaves, occasionally slightly suffused red, have white tubercles, and are frequently arranged in 2 ranks, later often forming rosettes and elongating; the usually pendulous, tubular flowers, swollen at the bases and sometimes green-tipped, are borne in lax racemes or few-branched panicles. Where temperatures drop below 7°C (45°F), grow in a temperate greenhouse, or as houseplants. In warm, dry climates, grow in a desert garden.

hardiness_en: Frost tender.

cultivation_en:

propagation_en: Sow seed at 19-24°C (66-75°F) in spring or summer. Separate offsets, or take leaf cuttings, during the growing season.

pests_en: Trouble free.

description_ja:

comment: S. Africa

comment_ja: ガステリア，臥牛(ガギュウ) APG3ではXanthorrhoeaceaeだったが、Asphodelaceaeが保存名となったため、APG4でAsphodelaceaeに戻った。

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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2023-07-07 16:40 by hkokubun@mac.com

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