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Succulent taxonomic card

Leipoldtia weigangiana

(Dinter) Dinter & Schwantes ex H.Jacobsen

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Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Aizoaceae
Genus
Leipoldtia

Name and source scope

Accepted name in WCVP 16, 4 June 2026 edition. This card documents nomenclature. Inclusion in the succulent scope is supported by the cited source. [27-WWW]

First publication of the name · Kakteen And. Sukk. 1: 163 (1937)

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Synonyms and earlier names

  • Cephalophyllum weigangianum (Dinter) Dinter & Schwantes · homotypic synonym
  • Leipoldtia grandifolia L.Bolus · homotypic synonym
  • Leipoldtia littlewoodii L.Bolus · homotypic synonym
  • Mesembryanthemum weigangianum Dinter · homotypic synonym
  • Rhopalocyclus weigangianus (Dinter) Dinter & Schwantes · homotypic synonym

Accepted infraspecific taxa

  • Leipoldtia weigangiana subsp. grandifolia (L.Bolus) H.E.K.Hartmann & S.Rust
  • Leipoldtia weigangiana subsp. littlewoodii (L.Bolus) H.E.K.Hartmann & S.Rust
  • Leipoldtia weigangiana subsp. weigangiana

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