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Conophytum peersii Lavis
J. Bot. 68: 77. 1930
Family: AIZOACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Conophytum truncatum (Thunb.) N.E.Br.
Gard. Chron. III, 71: 261 1922

Conophytum peersii Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

Synonyms:

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Conophytum truncatum (Thunb.) N.E.Br.
Gard. Chron. III, 71: 261 1922
Synonymy: 31 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Conophytum truncatum subs. viridicatum (N.E.Br.) S.A.Hammer
Gen. Conophytum 267 1993
Synonymy: 16 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Conophytum truncatum var. wiggettiae (N.E.Br.) Rawé
Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 54: 169 1982
Synonymy: 2
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Witberg buttons

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Conophytum truncatum group

  • Conophytum multipunctatum Tischer: has pale grey-green bodies closely patterned with very numerous, fine, dots. Distribution: Uniondale Division, Cape Province, South Africa.
  • Conophytum peersii Lavis: has pale bluish-green bodies with dark green spots. Distribution: West of Klaarstroom, Western Cape Province, South Africa.
  • Conophytum subglobosum Tischer: differs for the more rounded (not truncated) pair of leaves. Distribution: Little Karoo , Western Cape, South Africa.
  • Conophytum truncatum (Thunb.) N.E.Br.: forms huge tight mounds of hundreds of pea-shaped heads, variable from completely unmarked to very heavily dark spotted or lined. Distribution: Little Karoo , Western Cape, South Africa.
  • Conophytum truncatum subs. viridicatum (N.E.Br.) S.A.Hammer
  • Conophytum truncatum var. wiggettiae (N.E.Br.) Rawé

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Conophytum peersii Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
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