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Succulent taxonomic card

Conophytum maughanii

N.E.Br.

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Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Aizoaceae
Genus
Conophytum

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, 87: 516 (1930)

Plants of the World Online [2-WWW]

Synonyms and earlier names

  • Conophytum discrepans G.D.Rowley
  • Conophytum discrepans f. rubrum (Tischer) G.D.Rowley
  • Conophytum noctiflorum (L.Bolus) G.D.Rowley
  • Conophytum rufescens N.E.Br.
  • Ophthalmophyllum latum Tischer · homotypic synonym
  • Ophthalmophyllum latum var. rubrum Tischer
  • Ophthalmophyllum maughanii (N.E.Br.) Schwantes ex H.Jacobsen · homotypic synonym
  • Ophthalmophyllum noctiflorum L.Bolus
  • Ophthalmophyllum rufescens (N.E.Br.) Tischer
  • Ophthalmophyllum schuldtii Schwantes ex H.Jacobsen

Accepted infraspecific taxa

  • Conophytum maughanii subsp. armeniacum S.A.Hammer
  • Conophytum maughanii subsp. latum (Tischer) S.A.Hammer
  • Conophytum maughanii subsp. maughanii

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