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, 2^nd 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

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