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Sceletium Mesembryanthemoideae

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Sceletium N.E.Br. GC 1925: 412; Bittrich 1987: 5–116; Gerbaulet BJS 1995: 385–399; Gerbaulet BJS 1996: 9–24; Gerbaulet 2001 in Hartmann 2001: 287–290; Klak et al. 2007: 737–756; Gerbaulet 2012: 187–198; Klak & Bruyns 2013: 197–206 ≡ M. sect. Planifolia Haw. 1803: 18 ≡ Phyllobolus subg. Sceletium (N.E.Br.) Bittrich 1987: 75 Lectotypus, designated by Brown 1926 in Phillips 1926: 245, S. tortuosum (L.) N.E.Br. ≡ Phyllobolus tortuosus (L.) Bittrich Etym La, sceletus, skeleton, referring to the “skeletonized” persistent dry leaves which retain their shape through the lignified vascular bundles.

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Gerbaulet, M. (2017). Sceletium Mesembryanthemoideae . In: Hartmann, H. (eds) Aizoaceae. Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-49260-4_124

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