Conophytum pellucidum

Conophytum pellucidum, called the transparent cone plant, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Conophytum, native to the western Cape Provinces of South Africa.[3] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4]

Conophytum pellucidum
In bloom
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Aizoaceae
Genus: Conophytum
Species:
C. pellucidum
Binomial name
Conophytum pellucidum
Synonyms[3]
List
    • Conophytum areolatum Littlew.
    • Conophytum elegans N.E.Br.
    • Conophytum fenestratum Schwantes
    • Conophytum pardicolor Tischer
    • Conophytum pellucidum subsp. sterkstroomense G.F.Wagner
    • Conophytum terricolor Tischer
    • Lithops marlothii N.E.Br.
    • Ophthalmophyllum marlothii (N.E.Br.) Schwantes

Subtaxa

The following subspecies and varieties are currently accepted:[3]

  • Conophytum pellucidum subsp. cupreatum (Tischer) S.A.Hammer
  • Conophytum pellucidum var. lilianum (Littlew.) S.A.Hammer
  • Conophytum pellucidum var. neohallii S.A.Hammer
  • Conophytum pellucidum subsp. saueri S.A.Hammer & Smale
  • Conophytum pellucidum var. terrestre (Tischer) S.A.Hammer

References
  1. Young, A.J. 2022. Conophytum pellucidum. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T202849722A202872447. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T202849722A202872447.en. Accessed on 01 August 2023.
  2. Möller's Deutsche Gärtn.-Zeitung 42: 316 (1927)
  3. "Conophytum pellucidum Schwantes". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  4. "Conophytum pellucidum transparent cone plant". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
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