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Succulent taxonomic card

Gasteria nitida

(Salm-Dyck) Haw.

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Order
Asparagales
Family
Asphodelaceae
Genus
Gasteria

Name and source scope

Accepted name in WCVP 16, 4 June 2026 edition. This card documents nomenclature. Inclusion in the succulent scope is supported by the cited source. [27-WWW]

First publication of the name · Philos. Mag. Ann. Chem., n.s., 2: 358 (1827)

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Synonyms and earlier names

  • Aloe acinacifolia var. angustifolia Salm-Dyck
  • Aloe acinacifolia var. laetevirens Salm-Dyck
  • Aloe decipiens (Haw.) Schult. & Schult.f.
  • Aloe nitida Salm-Dyck · homotypic synonym
  • Aloe nitida var. grandipunctata Salm-Dyck
  • Aloe nitida var. major Salm-Dyck
  • Aloe nitida var. minor Salm-Dyck
  • Aloe nitida var. obtusa Salm-Dyck
  • Aloe nitida var. parvipunctata Salm-Dyck
  • Aloe obtusa (Salm-Dyck) Schult. & Schult.f.
  • Aloe trigona Salm-Dyck
  • Gasteria armstrongii Schönland · homotypic synonym
  • Gasteria beckeri Schönland
  • Gasteria decipiens Haw.
  • Gasteria nitida var. grandipunctata (Salm-Dyck) A.Berger
  • Gasteria nitida var. parvipunctata (Salm-Dyck) A.Berger
  • Gasteria obtusa (Salm-Dyck) Haw.
  • Gasteria stayneri Poelln.
  • Gasteria trigona (Salm-Dyck) Haw.
  • Haworthia nigricans Haw.
  • Haworthia nitida (Salm-Dyck) G.Don · homotypic synonym

Accepted infraspecific taxa

  • Gasteria nitida var. armstrongii (Schönland) van Jaarsv.
  • Gasteria nitida var. nitida

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