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392.0000 Family Aizoaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 15 (1820), nom. cons.
127 genera, ca. 1900 spp.
Species listed in database: 1790; hybrids: 11
= Galeniaceae Raf.; Amer. J. Sci. (New York) 1: 376 (1819)
= Mesembryaceae Dumort.; Anal. Fam. Pl. 37, 41 (1829)
= Mesembryanthemaceae Philib.; Intr. Bot., ed. 2, 3: 268 (1801), nom. cons.
= Sesuviaceae Horan.; Prim. Lin. Syst. Nat. 83 (1834)
= Tetragoniaceae Lindl.; Intr. Nat. Syst. Bot., ed. 2: 209 (1836), nom. cons.
392.3492 Genus Leipoldtia L.Bolus; Fl. Pl. South Africa 7: t. 256 (1927)
Distribution: S-Namibia, W-, S-South Africa
Species listed in database: 14
= Rhopalocyclus Schwantes; Gartenwelt 32: 599 (1928)
species :
Leipoldtia alborosea (L.Bolus) H.E.K.Hartmann & Stüber; Contr. Bolus Herb. 15: 70 (1993)
Distribution: Namibia; South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 NAM SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Eberlanzia vanheerdei L.Bolus; J. S. African Bot. 29: 14 (1963)
= Mesembryanthemum alboroseum L.Bolus; Notes Mesembryanthemum [H.M.L.Bolus] 1: 148 (1928)
species :
Leipoldtia calandra (L.Bolus) L.Bolus; Notes Mesembryanthemum [H.M.L.Bolus] 2: 11 (1928)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Mesembryanthemum calandrum L.Bolus; Ann. Bolus Herb. 4: 7 (1925)
species :
Leipoldtia compacta L.Bolus; Ann. Bolus Herb. 4: 129 (1928)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Ruschia gibbosa L.Bolus; Notes Mesembryanthemum [H.M.L.Bolus] 2: 285 (1931)
species :
Leipoldtia frutescens (L.Bolus) H.E.K.Hartmann; Biblioth. Bot. 136: 55 (1983)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Cephalophyllum frutescens L.Bolus; Notes Mesembryanthemum [H.M.L.Bolus] 3: 262 (1954)
= Cephalophyllum frutescens var. decumbens L.Bolus
species :
Leipoldtia gigantea Klak; Bradleya 26: 28 (2008)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Leipoldtia klaverensis L.Bolus; Notes Mesembryanthemum [H.M.L.Bolus] 3: 53 (1937)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Leipoldtia laxa L.Bolus; Notes Mesembryanthemum [H.M.L.Bolus] 2: 11 (1928)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Leipoldtia framesii L.Bolus; Notes Mesembryanthemum [H.M.L.Bolus] 2: 140 (1929)
species :
Leipoldtia lunata H.E.K.Hartmann & S.Rust; Verh. Naturwiss. Vereins Hamburg 34: 342 (1994)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Leipoldtia nevillei Klak; Haseltonia 23: 112 (2017)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Leipoldtia quarciticola Klak; Bradleya 43: 195 (2025)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Leipoldtia rosea L.Bolus; Notes Mesembryanthemum [H.M.L.Bolus] 2: 13 (1928)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Cephalophyllum roseum (L.Bolus) L.Bolus; Notes Mesembryanthemum [H.M.L.Bolus] 3: 222 (1950)
= Cephalophyllum calvinianum L.Bolus; J. S. African Bot. 27: 257 (1961)
species :
Leipoldtia schultzei (Schltr. & Diels) Friedrich; Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 3: 567 (1960)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Leipoldtia amplexicaulis (L.Bolus) L.Bolus; Fl. Pl. South Africa 7: t. 256 (1927)
= Leipoldtia amplexicaulis f. fera L.Bolus; (1954)
= Leipoldtia aprica (A.Berger) L.Bolus; Notes Mesembryanthemum [H.M.L.Bolus] 3: 221 (1950)
= Leipoldtia brevifolia L.Bolus; Notes Mesembryanthemum [H.M.L.Bolus] 2: 139 (1929)
= Leipoldtia britteniae (L.Bolus) L.Bolus; Notes Mesembryanthemum [H.M.L.Bolus] 2: 11 (1928)
= Leipoldtia constricta (L.Bolus) L.Bolus; Fl. Pl. South Africa 7: t. 256 (1927)
= Leipoldtia herrei (Schwantes) Schwantes ex H.Jacobsen; Natl. Cact. Succ. J. 4: 58 (1949)
= Leipoldtia jacobseniana Schwantes; Natl. Cact. Succ. J. 4: 58 (1949)
= Leipoldtia nelii L.Bolus; Notes Mesembryanthemum [H.M.L.Bolus] 3: 54 (1937)
= Leipoldtia pauciflora L.Bolus; Notes Mesembryanthemum [H.M.L.Bolus] 2: 302 (1931)
= Mesembryanthemum amplexicaule L.Bolus; Ann. Bolus Herb. 3: 164 (1924)
= Mesembryanthemum apodanthum Schltr. & Diels; Namal. & Kalahari [Schultze] 692 (1907)
= Mesembryanthemum apricum A.Berger; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 637 (1922)
= Mesembryanthemum britteniae L.Bolus; Ann. Bolus Herb. 3: 132 (1922)
= Mesembryanthemum constrictum L.Bolus; Ann. Bolus Herb. 4: 11 (1925)
= Mesembryanthemum schultzei Schltr. & Diels; Namal. & Kalahari [Schultze] 692 (1907)
= Rhopalocyclus herrei Schwantes; Gartenwelt 32: 599 (1928)
= Rhopalocyclus nelii Schwantes; Gartenwelt 32: 599 (1928)
species :
Leipoldtia uniflora L.Bolus; J. Bot. 66: 13 (1928)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Leipoldtia weigangiana (Dinter) Dinter & Schwantes ex H.Jacobsen; Kakteen And. Sukk. 163 (1937)
subspecies :
subsp. weigangiana
Distribution: Namibia; South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 NAM SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Cephalophyllum weigangianum (Dinter) Dinter & Schwantes; Gartenflora 77: 69 (1928)
= Mesembryanthemum weigangianum Dinter; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 19: 131 (1923)
= Rhopalocyclus weigangianus (Dinter) Dinter & Schwantes; Gartenwelt 32: 599 (1928)
subspecies :
subsp. grandifolia (L.Bolus) H.E.K.Hartmann & S.Rust; Verh. Naturwiss. Vereins Hamburg 34: 346 (1994)
Distribution: Namibia; South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 NAM SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Leipoldtia grandifolia L.Bolus; Notes Mesembryanthemum [H.M.L.Bolus] 3: 125 (1938)
subspecies :
subsp. littlewoodii (L.Bolus) H.E.K.Hartmann & S.Rust; Verh. Naturwiss. Vereins Hamburg 34: 347 (1994)
Distribution: Namibia; South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 NAM SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Leipoldtia littlewoodii L.Bolus; J. S. African Bot. 28: 301 (1962)
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