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Succulent taxonomic card

Conophytum quaesitum

(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, 72: 83 (1922)

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Synonyms and earlier names

  • Conophytum densipunctum L.Bolus · homotypic synonym
  • Conophytum modestum L.Bolus
  • Conophytum quarziticum Tischer
  • Conophytum rostratum Tischer · homotypic synonym
  • Derenbergia densipuncta (L.Bolus) Tischer ex L.Bolus · homotypic synonym
  • Derenbergia quaesita (N.E.Br.) Schwantes · homotypic synonym
  • Mesembryanthemum quaesitum N.E.Br. · homotypic synonym

Accepted infraspecific taxa

  • Conophytum quaesitum subsp. densipunctatum (L.Bolus) S.A.Hammer
  • Conophytum quaesitum subsp. quaesitum
  • Conophytum quaesitum var. rostratum (Tischer) S.A.Hammer

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