Lithops optica

Lithops optica var. rubra

Lithops optica

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Aizoaceae
Subfamilia: Ruschioideae
Tribus: Ruschieae
Genus: Lithops
Species: Lithops optica

Name

Lithops optica (Marloth) N.E.Br., 1922

Synonyms

• Lithops elevata L.Bolus
• Lithops optica var. nova Triebner
• Lithops optica f. rubra (Tisch.) Jacobsen
• Lithops optica var. rubra (Tisch.) Tischer
• Lithops rubra (Tisch.) N. E. Br.
• Lithops schlechteri Rowley
• Mesembryanthemum opticum Marloth
• Mesembryanthemum opticum var. rubrum Tischer

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional:Southern Africa Namibia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Brown, N.E., Gard. Chron. ser. 3, 71:80. 1922

Links

• Hassler, M. 2018. Lithops optica. 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. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Jul. 10. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Lithops optica. Published online. Accessed: Jul. 10 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Lithops optica in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Jul. 10.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Lithops optica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 Jul. 2018.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Lithops optica in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.
• IUCN: Lithops optica N.E.Br.  (Near Threatened)

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