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Succulent taxonomic card

Erepsia forficata

(L.) Schwantes

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Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Aizoaceae
Genus
Erepsia

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 · Gartenflora 77: 68 (1928)

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Synonyms and earlier names

  • Erepsia mutabilis (Haw.) Schwantes
  • Mesembryanthemum filamentosum L.
  • Mesembryanthemum forficatum L. · homotypic synonym
  • Mesembryanthemum glaucinum Haw.
  • Mesembryanthemum mutabile Haw.
  • Mesembryanthemum tricolor Jacq.
  • Ruschia filamentosa (L.) L.Bolus
  • Ruschia forficata (L.) L.Bolus · homotypic synonym

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