PLANTAE / PHANEROGAMAE / ANTHOPHYTA / CARYOPHYLLALES / AIZOACEAE / RUSCHIOIDEAE / RUSCHIEAE / CONOPHYTUM / LONGUM

Conophytum longum N.E.Br.
LC Appendix III Indigenous Endemic
Morphological description

Solitary, double-bodied or sometimes richly clustered, up to 100 mm diam. Leaf-pairs succulent, up to 40 mm long, 20 mm diam., long-cylindrical, apex truncate to convex, often with asymmetric keels, windowed and bilobed, lobes usually short and not gaping. Epidermis green, rarely purple, dull or shiny, fuzzed or frosted from short, crowded papillae. Flowers diurnal, scented, petals white or pink. From: Hammer, SA. 2013. Aizoaceae: Conophytum. In: DA Snijman (ed.), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The Extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30: 186-194. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]

Habitat

Quartzite or gneiss/pegmatite cliffs, often in deep pockets of soil in half shade. From: Hammer, SA. 2013. Aizoaceae: Conophytum. In: DA Snijman (ed.), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The Extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30: 186-194. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]

Distribution

Klipbok, Umdaus, Konkyp, Eenriet. From: Hammer, SA. 2013. Aizoaceae: Conophytum. In: DA Snijman (ed.), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The Extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30: 186-194. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]

Altitude

860 to 1150 m

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Residence status

Occurrence in the Flora of Southern Africa (FSA) countries and South African provinces. Residence status indicates if a taxon is indigenous, endemic, naturalised or invasive in a specific region. This data is based on specimen records and literature

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Names and Sources

Accepted name
Conophytum longum N.E.Br.

Published in: Gard. Chron. Ser. 3, 88: 8 (1930)

Synonym(s)

Ophthalmophyllum discretum G.D.Rowley


Ophthalmophyllum fulleri Lavis


Ophthalmophyllum herrei Lavis


Ophthalmophyllum longitubum L.Bolus


Ophthalmophyllum longum (N.E.Br.) Tischer


Ophthalmophyllum schlechteri Schwantes


Conophytum rawei G.D.Rowley

Published in: Natl. Cact. Succ. J. 33(1): 7 (1978)


Classification

KINGDOM Plantae

SUBKINGDOM Phanerogamae

PHYLUM Anthophyta

ORDER Caryophyllales

FAMILY Aizoaceae

SUBFAMILY Ruschioideae

TRIBE Ruschieae

GENUS Conophytum

SPECIES longum

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Specimen records

Barcode: NBG0141424-0 Collector(s) & number: Littlewood, RC, 303/61 | 1961--

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Barcode: NBG0141426-0 Collector(s) & number: Mitchell, AR, 29 | 1982--

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Barcode: NBG0021974-0 Collector(s) & number: Kirstenbosch Expedition, NBG 709/49 | 1952-4-22

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Barcode: NBG0141422-0 Collector(s) & number: Bruyns, PV, s.n. | 1976--

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Barcode: NBG0021973-0 Collector(s) & number: Kirstenbosch Expedition, NBG 611/49 | 1950-3-7

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Barcode: NBG0092734-0 Collector(s) & number: Wisura, W, 2018 | 1971-3-28

General notes: In fine gravel in shallow pans on rocks and in crevices, NW aspect.

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Barcode: NBG0141425-0 Collector(s) & number: Littlewood, RC, KG 304/61 | 1961--

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2013

SERIES CHAPTER

Aizoaceae: Conophytum Hammer, SA

In: DA Snijman (ed.), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The Extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30: 186-194

South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria

2001

BOOK

Illustrated handbook of succulent plants: Aizoaceae A-E Hartmann, HEKO

Springer, New York

2001

BOOK

Illustrated handbook of succulent plants: Aizoaceae F-Z Hartmann, HEKO

1993

BOOK

The genus Conophytum: A conograph Hammer, SA

Succulent Plant Publications, Pretoria

1978

PERIODICAL/JOURNAL

Reunion of some genera of Mesembryanthemaceae Rowley, GD

National Cactus and Succulent Journal 33: 6-9

1962

PERIODICAL/JOURNAL

Notes on Mesembryanthemum and allied geners Bolus, HML

Journal of South African Botany 28: 219-230

1930

PERIODICAL/JOURNAL

Mesembryanthemum Brown, NE

Gardeners' Chronicle 88: 8-8

1928

BOOK CHAPTER

Notes on Mesembrianthemum and allied genera Bolus, HML

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University of Cape Town, Cape Town

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