Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa

Common name: bokspoortjie, eseloor, donkey ear vygie

Family: Aizoaceae (Vygie)

Synonym: Cheiridopsis brachystigma, Cheiridopsis crassa, Cheiridopsis gibbosa, Cheiridopsis pillansii var. crassa

Distribution: Lamberts Bay to Yzerfontein and inland to Redelinghuys and Hopefield.

Habitat: Saldanha Limestone Strandveld, Saldanha Granite Strandveld, Langebaan Dune Strandveld, Saldanha Flats Strandveld, Piketberg Quartz Succulent Shrubland, Atlantis Sand Fynbos, Leipoldtville Sand Fynbos, Cape Inland Salt Pans

National red list: Vulnerable

Life form: Succulent plant

Comments: Leaves: Pale grey, fat, succulent with rounded ends and many dark dots (translucent in backlight) each up to 4,5 cm long. The new leaves are shaped like a pair of cupped hands and appear from within the old leaf pair fissure which gives the impression of the plant having sets of alternate appressed leaves. Leaves are smooth.