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Asphodelaceae

Gasteria acinacifolia (J.Jacq.) Haw.

Family
Asphodelaceae
Genus
Gasteria

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Gasteria acinacifolia (Gasteria acinacifolia)
FlowerPhoto: YvettevWijk, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)
Afrikaans
Bontkouterie
arz
جاستيريا اسيناسيفوليا
Chinese
孔雀扇

Synonyms

  • Aloe acinacifolia J.Jacq.
  • Aloe acinacifolia var. minor Salm-Dyck
  • Aloe acinacifolia var. nitens (Haw.) Haw.
  • Aloe candicans (Haw.) Schult. & Schult.f.
  • Aloe ensifolia (Haw.) Schult. & Schult.f.
  • Aloe linita (Haw.) Schult. & Schult.f.
  • Aloe nitens (Haw.) Schult. & Schult.f.
  • Aloe pluripunctata (Haw.) Schult. & Schult.f.
  • Aloe venusta (Haw.) Schult. & Schult.f.
  • Gasteria acinacifolia var. ensifolia (Haw.) Baker
  • Gasteria acinacifolia var. nitens (Haw.) Baker
  • Gasteria acinacifolia var. pluripunctata (Haw.) Baker
  • Gasteria acinacifolia var. venusta (Haw.) Baker
  • Gasteria candicans Haw.
  • Gasteria ensifolia Haw.
  • Gasteria fuscopunctata Baker
  • Gasteria huttoniae N.E.Br.
  • Gasteria inexpectata Poelln.
  • Gasteria linita Haw.
  • Gasteria lutzii Poelln.
  • Gasteria nitens Haw.
  • Gasteria pluripunctata Haw.
  • Gasteria venusta Haw.

Flowers

In flower
September to December (from 58 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.