Cotyledon orbiculata

Cotyledon orbiculata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Saxifragales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Saxifragales

Familia: Crassulaceae
Subfamilia: Kalanchoideae
Genus: Cotyledon
Species: Cotyledon orbiculata
Varietates: C. o. var. dactylopsis – C. o. var. flanaganii – C. o. var. oblonga – C. o. var. spuria

Name

Cotyledon orbiculata L., Sp. Pl. 429 1753.

Synonyms

• Adromischus mucronatus (Lam.) Lem.
• Cotyledon ambigua Salisb.
• Cotyledon ausana Dinter
• Cotyledon decussata Sims
• Cotyledon decussata var. dielsii Poelln.
• Cotyledon decussata var. flavida (Fourc.) Poelln.
• Cotyledon dielsii Schlechter ex Poelln.
• Cotyledon elata Haw.
• Cotyledon engleri Berger & Dinter
• Cotyledon flanaganii var. karroensis Schönl. & Bak. fil.
• Cotyledon fourcadii Schönl. ex Poelln.
• Cotyledon macrantha
• Cotyledon mucronata Lam.
• Cotyledon orbiculata var. ausana (Dinter) Jacobsen
• Cotyledon orbiculata var. dinteri Jacobsen
• Cotyledon orbiculata var. elata (Haw.) DC.
• Cotyledon orbiculata var. engleri (Berger & Dinter) Dinter
• Cotyledon orbiculata var. higginsiae Jacobsen
• Cotyledon orbiculata var. oophylla Dinter
• Cotyledon orbiculata var. ovata DC.
• Cotyledon orbiculata var. ramosa (Haw.) DC.
• Cotyledon orbiculata var. rotundifolia DC.
• Cotyledon orbiculata var. viridis Dinter ex Range
• Cotyledon ovata Haw.
• Cotyledon paniculata L. fil.
• Cotyledon papillaris Haw.
• Cotyledon papillaris var. tricuspidata (Haw.) DC.
• Cotyledon ramosa Haw.
• Cotyledon ramosissima Mill.
• Cotyledon tricuspidata Harv.
• Cotyledon undulata var. mucronata (Lam.) Poelln.
• Cotyledon ungulata Lam.
• Sedum decussatum Kuntze
• Sedum orbiculatum Kuntze

Homonyms

• Cotyledon orbiculata Forsk. = Kalanchoe alternans (Vahl) Pers.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.), Namibia, SW-Angola References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Tomus I. Pp. [I–XII], 1–560. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page. : 429.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2019. Cotyledon orbiculata. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 November 26. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Cotyledon orbiculata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 November 26. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Cotyledon orbiculata. Published online. Accessed: November 26 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Cotyledon orbiculata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 November 2019.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cotyledon orbiculata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Beesbulk, Bergbessie, Honde-oorplakkie, Kanniedood, Kooltrie, Kouterie, Pêpêbos, Plakkie, Varkiesblaar, Varkoorplakkie
English: Pig's ears
Sesotho: Serelile (S)
isiXhosa: Ipewula
isiZulu: Intelezi, Ipewula

For more multimedia, look at Cotyledon orbiculata on Wikimedia Commons.