Gibbaeum schwantesii is a dwarf succulent with very short, woody stems and fleshy, very unequal leaves. It resembles the typical form of …
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Epithet: schwantesii
Derivation: Honors Gustav Schwantes (1881-1960), a German archaeologist and botanist specialist of the Aizoaceae family.
Pronunciation: shwan-TEZ-ee-eye
While the generic name must be unique, two or more genera often share the same specific epithet. Moreover, the same epithet can be used for subspecies, varieties, and forms within a species. Here is a list of plants that share this epithet.
Lithops schwantesii is a dwarf succulent that forms a clump of bodies consisting of two opposite leaves divided by a shallow fissure …