Anacampseros albissima

Anacampseros albissima
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Anacampserotaceae
Genus:	Anacampseros
Species:	A. albissima
Binomial name
	Anacampseros albissima; Marloth
Synonyms
	Homotypic Synonyms Avonia albissima(Marloth) G.D.Rowley; Heterotypic Synonyms Anacampseros avasmontanaDinter ex Poelln.;

Last updated January 30, 2026

Anacampseros albissima is a species of succulent plant in the family Anacampserotaceae.^[1] It is native to the Karoo desert of South Africa.^[2] Its common name in Afrikaans, skilpadkos, means 'tortoise food'.

References

1 2 "Anacampseros albissima Marloth". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved January 4, 2026.
↑ Cunningham, P. L.; Simang, A. (August 2008). "Ecology of the Bushmanland Tent Tortoise (Psammobates tentorius verroxii) in Southern Namibia" . Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 7 (1): 119–124. doi: 10.2744/CCB-0656.1 . ISSN 1071-8443.

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[POWO-1] 1 2 "Anacampseros albissima Marloth". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved January 4, 2026.

[2] Cunningham, P. L.; Simang, A. (August 2008). "Ecology of the Bushmanland Tent Tortoise (Psammobates tentorius verroxii) in Southern Namibia" . Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 7 (1): 119–124. doi: 10.2744/CCB-0656.1 . ISSN 1071-8443.

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