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Succulent taxonomic card

Cheiridopsis rostrata

(L.) N.E.Br.

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Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Aizoaceae
Genus
Cheiridopsis

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 · Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 79: 407 (1926)

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Synonyms and earlier names

  • Cheiridopsis bibracteata (Haw.) N.E.Br.
  • Cheiridopsis bifida (Haw.) N.E.Br.
  • Cheiridopsis carnea N.E.Br.
  • Cheiridopsis inspersa (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br.
  • Cheiridopsis purpurascens (Salm-Dyck) N.E.Br.
  • Cheiridopsis purpurascens var. leipoldtii L.Bolus
  • Cheiridopsis quadrifida (Haw.) Schwantes
  • Cheiridopsis rostratoides (Haw.) N.E.Br.
  • Cheiridopsis tuberculata (Mill.) N.E.Br. · homotypic synonym
  • Cheiridopsis velutina L.Bolus
  • Mesembryanthemum bibracteatum Haw.
  • Mesembryanthemum bifidum Haw.
  • Mesembryanthemum inspersum N.E.Br.
  • Mesembryanthemum multipunctatum Salm-Dyck
  • Mesembryanthemum purpurascens Salm-Dyck
  • Mesembryanthemum quadrifidum Haw.
  • Mesembryanthemum ramulosum Haw.
  • Mesembryanthemum rostratoides Haw.
  • Mesembryanthemum rostratum L. · homotypic synonym
  • Mesembryanthemum tuberculatum Mill. · homotypic synonym

Accepted infraspecific taxa

  • Cheiridopsis rostrata subsp. rostrata
  • Cheiridopsis rostrata subsp. tuberculata (Mill.) B.P.R.Chéron

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