Conophytum pellucidum

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Conophytum pellucidum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Aizoaceae
Genus: Conophytum
Species:
C. pellucidum
Binomial name
Conophytum pellucidum
Synonyms [3]
List
    • Conophytum areolatumLittlew.
    • Conophytum elegansN.E.Br.
    • Conophytum fenestratumSchwantes
    • Conophytum pardicolorTischer
    • Conophytum pellucidum subsp. sterkstroomenseG.F.Wagner
    • Conophytum terricolorTischer
    • Lithops marlothiiN.E.Br.
    • Ophthalmophyllum marlothii(N.E.Br.) Schwantes

Conophytum pellucidum, called the transparent cone plant, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Conophytum , native to the western Cape Provinces of South Africa. [3] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [4]

Subtaxa

The following subspecies and varieties are currently accepted: [3]

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References

  1. Young, A.J. (2022). "Conophytum pellucidum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022: e.T202849722A202872447. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T202849722A202872447.en . Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  2. Möller's Deutsche Gärtn.-Zeitung 42: 316 (1927)
  3. 1 2 3 "Conophytum pellucidum Schwantes". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  4. "Conophytum pellucidum transparent cone plant". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 27 February 2021.