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Succulents Partly documented

Gonialoe dinteri

A small, stemless aloe relative from northern Namibia and southwestern Angola with triangular, banded leaves in three ranks. It grows in the partial shade of shrubs and rocks in summer-rainfall savanna and needs a hot, moist summer and a bone-dry winter.

Gonialoe dinteri
Photo: Abu Shawka, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Gravelly flats and rocky ground in dry savanna and mopane scrub, usually sheltered at the base of shrubs or rocks. Based on the few records and what is known for Gonialoe.

Climate sites lie at about 300–1,400 m; few records carry their own elevation.

NamibiaAngola

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it
✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.