Aloinopsis

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Aloinopsis
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Aloinopsis setifera in cultivation
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Aizoaceae
Subfamily: Ruschioideae
Tribe: Ruschieae
Genus: Aloinopsis
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Aloinopsis is a genus of ice plants from South Africa.

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Description

This genus is closely related to the similar Titanopsis , Deilanthe and Nananthus genera. Aloinopsis species have a rather large tuberous root system, and are occasionally cultivated for their looks. They also tend to grow more "heads" when they are raised. Most Aloinopsis are winter growers and can react badly to too much water at the wrong time. Aloinopsis malherbei reportedly have "blunt tips to their leaves, which are densely covered with prominent white tubercles." [1]

Distribution

Aloinopsis malherbei Aloinopsis malherbei.jpg
Aloinopsis malherbei
Aloinopsis rubrolineata Aloinopsis rubrolineata 2.jpg
Aloinopsis rubrolineata

The species of Aloinopsis are indigenous to an arid area stretching across the border between the Western, Eastern and Northern Cape provinces of South Africa. Most species occur in an arid winter-rainfall area. An outlying species occurs in the far north eastern corner of the Northern Cape. [2]

Species and varieties of Aloinopsis

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References

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