Schlechteranthus abruptus (A.Berger) R.F.Powell (2016:259)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonyms: Mesembryanthemum abruptum A.Berger in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 638 (1922); Octopoma abruptum (A.Berger) N.E.Br. in Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 87: 126 (1930); Ruschia abrupta (A.Berger) G.D.Rowley in Natl. Cact. Succ. J. 33: 8 (1978); Ruschia rupicola L.Bolus in Notes Mesembryanthemum 2: 415 (1933), nom. illeg.; Ruschia rupigena L.Bolus in Notes Mesembryanthemum 3: 520 (1935); Octopoma rupigenum (L.Bolus) L.Bolus in J. S. African Bot. 33: 306 (1967)
Conservation Status
Extinct (Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024; POWO, 2024)
Last record (disputed): 1897 (Burgoyne et al., 2005); 1933 (Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024)
Distribution & Habitat
South Africa
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
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