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Succulent taxonomic card

Conophytum piluliforme

(N.E.Br.) 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, 71: 261 (1922)

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Synonyms and earlier names

  • Conophytum advenum N.E.Br.
  • Conophytum aggregatum (Haw.) N.E.Br.
  • Conophytum archeri Lavis
  • Conophytum brevipetalum Lavis
  • Conophytum edwardii Schwantes · homotypic synonym
  • Conophytum etaylorii Schwantes
  • Conophytum leightoniae L.Bolus
  • Conophytum piluliforme var. advenum (N.E.Br.) Rawé
  • Conophytum piluliforme var. brevipetalum (Lavis) Rawé
  • Conophytum rubrum L.Bolus
  • Conophytum subconfusum Tischer
  • Mesembryanthemum aggregatum Haw.
  • Mesembryanthemum piluliforme N.E.Br. · homotypic synonym

Accepted infraspecific taxa

  • Conophytum piluliforme subsp. edwardii (Schwantes) S.A.Hammer
  • Conophytum piluliforme subsp. piluliforme

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