Aizoaceae

Conophytum

Conophytum minimum (Haw.) N.E.Br.

First published in Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 71: 307 (1922)

This species is accepted

The native range of this species is S. Cape Prov. It is a succulent subshrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution
Synonyms
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Other data

Native to:

Cape Provinces

Homotypic Synonyms

Mesembryanthemum minimum Haw. in Observ. Mesembryanthemum: 126 (1795)

Heterotypic Synonyms

Conophytum albifissum Tischer in Cact. J. (Croydon) 3: 63 (1935)
Conophytum batesii N.E.Br. in Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 78: 468 (1925)
Conophytum brevilineatum Tischer in Kakteen And. Sukk. 10: 102 (1959)
Conophytum labyrintheum (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. in Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 72: 8 (1922)
Conophytum leviculum (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. in Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 72: 8 (1922)
Conophytum notatum N.E.Br. in Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 78: 484 (1925)
Conophytum obmetale (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. in Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 71: 307 (1922)
Conophytum pauxillum (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. in Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 72: 24 (1922)
Conophytum perpusillum (Haw.) N.E.Br. in Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 71: 307 (1922)
Conophytum petraeum N.E.Br. in Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 72: 54 (1922)
Conophytum pictum (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. in Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 72: 8 (1922)
Conophytum polulum N.E.Br. in Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 72: 24 (1922)
Conophytum praecinctum N.E.Br. in Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 71: 307 (1922)
Conophytum pusillum (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. in Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 72: 24 (1922)
Conophytum radiatum Tischer in Succulenta (Netherlands) 13: 224 (1931)
Conophytum scitulum (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. in Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 72: 54 (1922)
Conophytum signatum (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. in Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 72: 24 (1922)
Conophytum vagum N.E.Br. in Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 72: 54 (1922)
Conophytum wittebergense de Boer in Succulenta (Netherlands) 44: 21 (1965)
Mesembryanthemum glebula Schwantes in Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 30: 121 (1920)
Mesembryanthemum labyrintheum N.E.Br. in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 45: 94 (1920)
Mesembryanthemum leviculum N.E.Br. in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 45: 94 (1920)
Mesembryanthemum obmetale N.E.Br. in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 45: 95 (1920)
Mesembryanthemum pauxillum N.E.Br. in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 45: 97 (1920)
Mesembryanthemum perpusillum Haw. in Saxifrag. Enum. 2: 82 (1821)
Mesembryanthemum pictum N.E.Br. in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 45: 97 (1920)
Mesembryanthemum pusillum N.E.Br. in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 45: 99 (1920)
Mesembryanthemum scitulum N.E.Br. in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 45: 100 (1920)
Mesembryanthemum signatum N.E.Br. in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 45: 100 (1920)

Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Streptophyta
Class Equisetopsida
Subclass Magnoliidae
Order
Caryophyllales

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Family
Aizoaceae

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Genus
Conophytum

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Species
Conophytum minimum

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.

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IPNI - The International Plant Names Index

Reference	Identified As	Barcode	Type Status	Has image?
	Conophytum pictum	K000076751	Holotype	Yes
South Africa	Conophytum batesii	K000362548	Holotype	Yes
	Conophytum notatum	K000076767	Type	Yes
Elisha [20;23]	Conophytum pauxillum	K000076760	Unknown Type Material	Yes
	Conophytum pauxillum	K000076758	Type	Yes
	Conophytum pauxillum	K000076759	Holotype	Yes
	Conophytum pauxillum	K000076757	Unknown Type Material	Yes
	Conophytum obmetale	K000076765	Type	Yes
	Conophytum scitulum	K000076740	Type	Yes

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Conophytum minimum (Haw.) N.E.Br.

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Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

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Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

IPNI - The International Plant Names Index

Sources

Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

Kew Backbone Distributions

Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

Conophytum minimum (Haw.) N.E.Br.

Distribution

Native to:

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

Kew's Tree of Life Explorer

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

IPNI - The International Plant Names Index External Link

Herbarium Catalogue (9 records)

Sources

Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

Kew Backbone Distributions

Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

IPNI - The International Plant Names Index