Species Gasteria picta
Pictures from Observations
There aren’t any identifications of Gasteria picta.
Range:
Location unknown
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Etymology of Gasteria:
Gk. gaster = abdomen, belly. The plant is named for its stomach-shaped flowers with swollen stems or the swollen base of the perianth tube (WPU Jackson) or the spikelets (Davesgarden.com).
Etymology of picta:
From the Latin pingo "I paint" becoming the nominative pictus, typically referring to the flowers having a "painted" appearance.
Scientific name:
Gasteria picta Haw.
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Long etymology:
Protologue:
Philos. Mag. Ann. Chem. 348 (1827)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1827
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Gasteria picta.