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Succulent taxonomic card

Umbilicus horizontalis

(Guss.) DC.

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Order
Saxifragales
Family
Crassulaceae
Genus
Umbilicus

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 · Prodr. 3: 400 (1828)

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Synonyms and earlier names

  • Cotyledon horizontalis Guss. · homotypic synonym
  • Cotyledon peltata J.C.Wendl.
  • Cotyledon pendulina Batt.
  • Cotyledon umbilicus-veneris subsp. horizontalis (Guss.) Batt. · homotypic synonym
  • Cotyledon umbilicus-veneris var. amphitropa Batt.
  • Cotyledon umbilicus-veneris var. horizontalis (Guss.) Menezes · homotypic synonym
  • Cotyledon umbilicus-veneris var. suberecta Maire
  • Cotyliphyllum horizontale (Guss.) Link · homotypic synonym
  • Umbilicus horizontalis var. purpurascens Prantl
  • Umbilicus maroccanus Gand.
  • Umbilicus pendulinus var. horizontalis (Guss.) Post · homotypic synonym
  • Umbilicus rodriguezii Gand.
  • Umbilicus rupestris subsp. horizontalis (Guss.) O.Bolòs & Vigo · homotypic synonym
  • Umbilicus vulgaris subsp. horizontalis (Guss.) Batt. & Trab. · homotypic synonym

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