Gasteria nitida

Gasteria nitida

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Asphodelaceae
Subfamilia: Asphodeloideae
Genus: Gasteria
Sectio: G. sect. Longifoliae
Series: G. ser. Multifariae
Species: Gasteria nitida
Varietas: G. n. var. armstrongii – G. n. var. nitida

Name

Gasteria nitida (Salm-Dyck) Haw., Philos. Mag. Ann. Chem. 2: 358 (1827).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Aloe nitida Salm-Dyck, Verz. Art. Aloe: 13 (1817).
• Homotypic
  • Haworthia nitida (Salm-Dyck) G.Don in J.C.Loudon, Hort. Brit.: 128 (1830).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa S. Cape Prov. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Haworth, A.H., 1827. Philosophical Magazine, or Annals of Chemistry, Mathematics, Astronomy, Natural History and General Science. London 2:359. 1827

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Gasteria nitida in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Feb. 25. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Gasteria nitida. Published online. Accessed: Feb. 25 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Gasteria nitida in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Feb. 25.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Gasteria nitida. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 Feb. 2019.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Gasteria nitida in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

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