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Mitrophyllum dissitum

Mitrophyllum dissitum (N.E.Br.) Schwantes
Mitrophyllum dissitum
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Mitrophyllum dissitum is a species in the Aizoaceae family, native to the Cape Provinces. It was first described in 1926 by Schwantes, based on the original work by N.E.Br.

Description

Mitrophyllum dissitum belongs to the genus Mitrophyllum within the Aizoaceae family, a group commonly known as the ice plant family. This species is indigenous to the Cape Provinces of South Africa. The name was formally published in 1926 by the botanist Schwantes, who reclassified it from its original description by N.E.Br. The species is part of a regionally diverse flora known for its succulent and often drought-tolerant species.

Distribution

Cape Provinces

Synonyms

Mesembryanthemum proximumMitrophyllum kubusanumMitrophyllum proximumMitrophyllum affineMimetophytum parvifoliumMitrophyllum conradiiSchwantesia dissitaSchwantesia proximaConophyllum articulatumConophyllum dissitumConophyllum kubusanumConophyllum obtusipetalumConophyllum proximumMesembryanthemum dissitumMitrophyllum parvifoliumConophyllum conradiiMitrophyllum articulatumMitrophyllum obtusipetalum

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