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Succulent taxonomic card

Mesembryanthemum pallens

Aiton

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Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Aizoaceae
Genus
Mesembryanthemum

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 · Hortus Kew. 2: 182 (1789)

Plants of the World Online [2-WWW]

Synonyms and earlier names

  • Mesembryanthemum lanceum Thunb. · homotypic synonym
  • Mesembryanthemum loratum Haw.
  • Mesembryanthemum pallens var. album DC.
  • Mesembryanthemum pallens var. roseum DC.
  • Mesembryanthemum pallescens Haw.
  • Mesembryanthemum relaxatum Willd. ex Schweigg.
  • Phyllobolus pallens (Aiton) Bittrich · homotypic synonym
  • Platythyra pallens (Aiton) L.Bolus · homotypic synonym
  • Platythyra relaxata (Willd. ex Schweigg.) Schwantes
  • Prenia pallens (Aiton) N.E.Br. · homotypic synonym
  • Prenia pallens subsp. lancea (Thunb.) Gerbaulet · homotypic synonym
  • Prenia pallens subsp. lutea (L.Bolus) Gerbaulet · homotypic synonym
  • Prenia pallens subsp. namaquensis Gerbaulet · homotypic synonym
  • Prenia pallens var. lutea L.Bolus · homotypic synonym
  • Prenia relaxata (Willd. ex Schweigg.) N.E.Br.

Accepted infraspecific taxa

  • Mesembryanthemum pallens subsp. lanceum (Thunb.) Klak
  • Mesembryanthemum pallens subsp. luteum (L.Bolus) Klak
  • Mesembryanthemum pallens subsp. namaquense (Gerbaulet) Klak
  • Mesembryanthemum pallens subsp. pallens

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