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Mesembryanthemum felinum Hill ex Weston
Hort. Kew. (Hill) 155 (1768), nomen; Weston, Univ. Bot. i. 172 (1770), descr.
Family: AIZOACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Faucaria felina Schwantes
Z. Sukkulentenk. ii. 177 (1926)

Mesembryanthemum felinum (Faucaria felina) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
Locality: Graaf-Reinet

Synonyms:

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Faucaria felina Schwantes
Z. Sukkulentenk. ii. 177 (1926)
Synonymy: 25 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Faucaria felina subs. britteniae (L. Bolus) L.E.Groen
Bothalia 29(1): 41 (1999)
Synonymy: 6 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Faucaria felina subs. tuberculosa (Rolfe) L.E.Groen
Bothalia 29(1): 42 (1999)
Synonymy: 3 Cultivars (1):
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Cat Chap, Tiger Jaws, Cat Jaws, Wolf-mouth Mesemb
AFRIKAANS (Afrikaans): Tierbekvygie

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Faucaria felina group

  • Faucaria candida L. Bolus: has large white flowers and leaves more or less uniform bright green without tubercles or pale speckling. Distribution: Cradock, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.
  • Faucaria cradockensis L. Bolus: ((syn: Faucaria felina subs. felina) has long unspotted leaves with white or pink teeth. Distribution: Hill above Cradock, Somerset East Dist., Eastern Cape.
  • Faucaria felina Schwantes: has slender, spreading leaves with an oblique tip of the leaf. The lower number of teeth and the less spots separates it from Faucaria tigrina, which also has more erect leaves. Distribution: Eastern Cape-Province.
  • Faucaria felina subs. britteniae (L. Bolus) L.E.Groen: has stouter whitish-grey green leaves, with darker-grey tiny dots, amd the keel meeting the upper leaf surface nearly at a right angle at the apex. Distribution: Albany, Grahamstown and Fort Beaufort, Eastern Cape.
  • Faucaria felina subs. tuberculosa (Rolfe) L.E.Groen: Plant with large white tubercles or warts on upper leaf surface and soft white teeth along the edges. Cultivated plants shows a wide morphologic variability. Distribution: Bedford, Cape Province.
  • Faucaria felina subs. tuberculosa cv. Super Warty: has large bumped and tangled tubercles or warts on upper leaf surface and soft white teeth along the edges. Origin: supposed from Japan.
  • Faucaria longifolia L. Bolus: has long slender, more green leaves, keeled towards apex and with more numerous teeth. Distribution: Cape province.
  • Faucaria lupina (Haw.) Schwantes: has silvery green, long, triangular leaves, with fierce-looking teeth along the upper margin. Distribution: Uitenhage, Eastern Cape Province.
  • Faucaria speciosa L. Bolus: (syn: Faucaria felina subs. britteniae) has a more glaucous colour, and a rough leaf-surface. Distribution: Albany, Eastern Cape Province.

10588 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Mesembryanthemum felinum (Faucaria felina) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
19159 giuseppe2 Giuseppe Distefano
Mesembryanthemum felinum (Faucaria felina) Photo by: Giuseppe Distefano

10589 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Mesembryanthemum felinum (Faucaria felina) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
25678 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Faucaria felina Uplands nw of Grahamstown, compac with reddish margins. (Faucaria felina) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli


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