Conophytum bilobum
Conophytum bilobum is a plant in the family Aizoaceae, native to southern South Africa. It blooms in autumn. It is scentless and grows to a height of 7 cm (2.8 in). The specific epithet bilobum comes from the two-lobed bodies these plants possess.
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| Aizoaceae from South Africa at the Marsh Botanical Garden. Contrary to the sign, Conophytum bilobum is not the focal point of this photo. It has the relish outline markings and is below the sign. | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Aizoaceae |
| Genus: | Conophytum |
| Species: | C. bilobum |
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| Conophytum bilobum | |
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Subspecies
Currently accepted subspecies include:[2]
- Conophytum bilobum subsp. altum (L.Bolus) S.A.Hammer
- Conophytum bilobum subsp. claviferens S.A.Hammer
- Conophytum bilobum subsp. gracilistylum (L.Bolus) S.A.Hammer
References
- Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 72: 83 (1922)
- "Conophytum bilobum (Marloth) N.E.Br". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- Hassler, M. 2018. Conophytum bilobum World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World (version Mar. 2018). In: Roskov Y., Abucay L., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., De Wever A., Nieukerken E. van, Zarucchi J., Penev L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Jul. 04.
- USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Conophytum bilobum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed on 09-Oct-10.
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