Gasteria brachyphylla
Gasteria brachyphylla, the Klein Karoo gasteria, is succulent plant native to the Western Cape, South Africa.
Description
This species of Gasteria has its strap-shaped leaves in two opposite rows. Its flowers are 12–22 mm long. It very closely resembles its two relatives, Gasteria pillansii and Gasteria disticha to the north, both of which are also distichous.However G. brachyphylla can be distinguished by its very shiny, smooth leaves.
"Brachyphylla" means "wide/short leaves", and this species's leaves are shorter than its relatives'.
It is proliferous, and has pink flowers which appear around September.