Pleiospilos compactus (Aiton) Schwantes
First published in Z. Sukkulentenk. 3: 23 (1927)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. Cape Prov. It is a succulent perennial and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Cape Provinces
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Mesembryanthemum compactum Aiton in Hort. Kew. 2: 191 (1789)
- Punctillaria compacta (Aiton) N.E.Br. in Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 80: 228 (1926)
Accepted Infraspecifics
- Pleiospilos compactus subsp. canus (Haw.) H.Hartmann & Liede
- Pleiospilos compactus subsp. compactus
- Pleiospilos compactus subsp. fergusoniae (L.Bolus) H.Hartmann & Liede
- Pleiospilos compactus subsp. minor (L.Bolus) H.Hartmann & Liede
- Pleiospilos compactus subsp. sororius (N.E.Br.) H.Hartmann & Liede
Publications
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 Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Sources
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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
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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