Gasteria carinata var. verrucosa

Gasteria carinata var. verrucosa (= Aloe verrucosa, Gasteria verrucosa) is a perennial.

Contents 1 Naming 2 Taxonomy 3 Characteristics 3.1 Growth 3.2 Wood and Bark 3.3 Leaves 3.4 Flowers and Fruit 3.5 Root System 4 Distribution 5 Cultivation 6 Uses 7 Maintenance 8 Varities and Cultivars 9 Poisonousness 10 Pests and Diseases 11 Man and Gasteria carinata var. verrucosa 11.1 History 11.2 Gasteria carinata var. verrucosa in art 11.3 Symbolism 11.4 Superstition 12 See also 13 References 13.1 Literature 13.2 Footnotes 14 Non-commercial Links

[edit] Naming

Gasteria carinata var. verrucosa was already described and the name validly published by Philip Miller. It was not until 1992, however, that Ernst Jacobus van Jaarsveld reclassified it into todays valid botanical systematics.

[edit] Taxonomy

Gasteria carinata var. verrucosa is a variety in the genus Gasteria which contains 17 species and belongs to the family of the Aloaceae (Aloe Family).

[edit] Characteristics

[edit] Growth

The perennials grow to a height of approximately 0,15 meters and develop into clumps.

[edit] Wood and Bark

[edit] Leaves

Gasteria carinata var. verrucosa is an evergreen plant with simple leaves. The leaves are arranged opposite one another. They are greyish green and lanceolate with entire margins.

[edit] Flowers and Fruit

The flowers are tubular and orange. The plants bloom from May to July. The flowers are arranged in racemes.

The fruits are loculicidal capsules.

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[edit] Distribution

Gasteria carinata var. verrucosa is native to South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland.

[edit] Cultivation

Gasteria carinata var. verrucosa prefers a sunny to half shady site and can withstand temperatures down to -6,6º C. It grows best in pebbly, loamy soil that is dry.

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[edit] Maintenance

[edit] Varities and Cultivars

[edit] Poisonousness

 Please read the health issues note! 

[edit] Pests and Diseases

[edit] Man and Gasteria carinata var. verrucosa

[edit] History

[edit] Gasteria carinata var. verrucosa in art

[edit] Symbolism

[edit] Superstition

[edit] See also

[edit] References

[edit] Literature

• Walter Erhardt, Erich Götz, Nils Bödeker, Siegmund Seybold: Der große Zander. Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2008, ISBN 978-3-8001-5406-7. (Ger.)
• Christoper Brickell (Editor-in-chief): RHS A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants. Third edition. Dorling Kindersley, London 2003, ISBN 0-7513-3738-2.
• efloras.org

[edit] Footnotes

[edit] Non-commercial Links

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