Biology:Leipoldtia weigangiana

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Short description: Species of succulents

Leipoldtia weigangiana
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Aizoaceae
Genus: Leipoldtia
Species:
L. weigangiana
Binomial name
Leipoldtia weigangiana
(Dinter) Dinter & Schwantes ex H.Jacobsen
Synonyms
  • Cephalophyllum weigangianum (Dinter) Dinter & Schwantes
  • Mesembryanthemum weigangianum Dinter
  • Rhopalocyclus weigangianus (Dinter) Dinter & Schwantes

Leipoldtia weigangiana is a succulent plant that is part of the Aizoaceae family.[1] The plant is endemic to Namibia and the Northern Cape.[2]

The plant has three subspecies:

  • Leipoldtia weigangiana subsp. grandifolia (L.Bolus) H.E.K.Hartmann & S.Rust
  • Leipoldtia weigangiana subsp. littlewoodii (L.Bolus) H.E.K.Hartmann & S.Rust
  • Leipoldtia weigangiana subsp. weigangiana

References

Wikidata ☰ Q17238472 entry