Conophytum pellucidum
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
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 areolatum Littlew.
    • Conophytum elegans N.E.Br.
    • Conophytum fenestratum Schwantes
    • Conophytum pardicolor Tischer
    • Conophytum pellucidum subsp. sterkstroomense G.F.Wagner
    • Conophytum terricolor Tischer
    • Lithops marlothii N.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]

  • Conophytum pellucidum subsp. cupreatum (Tischer) S.A.Hammer
  • Conophytum pellucidum var. lilianum (Littlew.) S.A.Hammer
  • Conophytum pellucidum var. neohallii S.A.Hammer
  • Conophytum pellucidum subsp. saueri S.A.Hammer & Smale
  • Conophytum pellucidum var. terrestre (Tischer) S.A.Hammer

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.


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