gasteriagasteria
genusgenusSucculent plants characterized by thick, tongue-shaped leaves arranged in distinctive patterns, often featuring white or green speckles on their surface. These compact plants form rosettes that can spread slowly over time, creating an architectural appearance in any setting.
Etymology
The name 'Gasteria' comes from the Latin word 'gaster' meaning 'stomach' or 'belly', referring to the distinctive belly-shaped flowers that characterize this genus.
Interesting fact!
The flowers of these plants have a curved, stomach-shaped structure that hangs downward, resembling a belly with a protruding navel.
All species of Gasteria
gasteriaBicolor
Lawyer's tongue, Cow tongue, Two-tone gasteria.
gasteriaBatesiana
Spotted ox tongue, Warty gasteria, Bates' gasteria.
gasteriaCarinata
Keeled gasteria, Ox tongue plant, Pearl plant.
gasteriaExcelsa
Giant gasteria, Tall ox tongue, Zebra gasteria.
gasteriaEllaphieae
Little warty, Spotted gasteria, Sandpaper plant.
gasteriaTukhelensis
Tukhela gasteria, Spotted ox tongue, Speckled gasteria.
gasteriaObliqua
Little warty, Sandpaper gasteria, Oblique-leaved gasteria.
gasteriaRawlinsonii
Trailing gasteria, Hanging gasteria, String of gasterias.
gasteriaVerrucosa
Warty gasteria, Little warty, Pearl gasteria.
gasteriaNitida
Shiny gasteria, Little warty, Polished ox tongue.
gasteriaPulchra
Little warty, Spotted ox tongue, Beauty gasteria.
gasteriaPillansii
Sandpaper gasteria, Pillans ox tongue, Rough gasteria.
gasteriaGlomerata
Clustered gasteria, Pearl spotted gasteria, Star gasteria.
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