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Conophytum pellucidum

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Conophytum pellucidum, called the transparent cone plant, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Conophytum, native to the western Cape Provinces of South Africa.[4] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[5]

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Conophytum pellucidum
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CITES Appendix III[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Aizoaceae
Genus: Conophytum
Species:
C. pellucidum
Binomial name
Conophytum pellucidum
Synonyms[4]
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    • Conophytum areolatum Littlew.
    • Conophytum elegans N.E.Br.
    • Conophytum fenestratum Schwantes
    • Conophytum pardicolor Tischer
    • Conophytum pellucidum subsp. sterkstroomense G.F.Wagner
    • Conophytum terricolor Tischer
    • Lithops marlothii N.E.Br.
    • Ophthalmophyllum marlothii (N.E.Br.) Schwantes
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Subtaxa

The following subspecies and varieties are currently accepted:[4]

  • Conophytum pellucidum subsp. cupreatum (Tischer) S.A.Hammer
  • Conophytum pellucidum var. lilianum (Littlew.) S.A.Hammer
  • Conophytum pellucidum var. neohallii S.A.Hammer
  • Conophytum pellucidum subsp. saueri S.A.Hammer & Smale
  • Conophytum pellucidum var. terrestre (Tischer) S.A.Hammer

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