Genus: Dyckia Life
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Bromeliaceae
Over 100 species of rosette-forming, stemless, evergreen
succulents, native to South America where they are found mainly in rocky areas
near the coast and in the mountains. Ten species are cultivated in southern
Africa.
Species cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002).
Dyckia brevifolia
Native to Brazil. |
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Dyckia choristaminea
Native to Brazil. |
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Dyckia distachya
Native to Brazil and Paraguay. |
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Dyckia encholirioides
Native to Brazil. |
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Dyckia floribunda (Chaguar)
Native to Argentina. |
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Dyckia fosteriana
Native to Brazil. |
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Dyckia frigida
Native to Brazil. |
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Dyckia goiana
Native to Brazil. |
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Dyckia remotiflora
Native from Brazil to Argentina. |
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Dyckia velascana
Native to Argentina. |
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