Glottiphyllum surrectum is a species of succulent plant, in the family Aizoaceae. It is indigenous to arid areas of the Little Karoo, in the Western Cape, South Africa.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Aizoaceae |
| Genus: | Glottiphyllum |
| Species: | G. surrectum
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| Glottiphyllum surrectum | |
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Glottiphyllum arrectum N.E.Br. | |
Description
editThe stems are horizontal but the leaves are slender, erect and rounded in cross-section.
The seed capsule is rounded and raised at the top (valves high and rim low), with a hard, woody (not spongy) base, and no valve wings or awns.[1]
References
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- ^ Heidrun E.K. Hartmann, Horst Gölling: A monograph on the genus Glottiphyllum (Mesembryanthema, Aizoaceae). Bradleya 11, 1993.
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