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Aizoaceae

Ruschia

Ruschia sessilis (Thunb.) H.E.K.Hartmann

First published in Bradleya 16: 85 (1998)

This species is accepted

The native range of this species is SW. Cape Prov. It is a succulent subshrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Taxonomy

Distribution
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Other data

Native to:

Cape Provinces

Homotypic Synonyms

Drosanthemum sessile (Thunb.) Schwantes in Z. Sukkulentenk. 3: 106 (1927)
Mesembryanthemum sessile Thunb. in Nova Acta Phys.-Med. Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 8(App.): 14 (1791)

Heterotypic Synonyms

Corpuscularia cymbiformis (Haw.) Schwantes in Z. Sukkulentenk. 2: 186 (1926)
Mesembryanthemum cymbiforme Haw. in Observ. Mesembryanthemum: 264 (1795)

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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

IPNI - The International Plant Names Index

Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0