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Aizoaceae

W/C = Wild Collected
Conophytum burgeri L.Bolus

  • Query IPNI
  • Common Name: Burger's Onion
  • Family: Aizoaceae Rudolphi.

  • Country of Origin: South Africa - Bushmanland
  • Habitat:

  • Description: Bizzare sphaeroid leaf succulent, perpetually ensheathed in the papery remains of previous years' leaves.
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Accession Data:

  • Accession # 199800171
  • Source: Matt Opel
  • Accession Date: 11-05-1998
  • Bench: 2207 - XER:Namib / Karoo D
  • Qty: 2 confirmed on 10-26-2009
Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: core eudicots
  • Order: Caryophyllales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Aizoaceae
  • SubFamily:
  • Tribe:
  • SubTribe:
References:

  1. Personal communication with Matt Opel, November 1998
  2. Burger's Onion - Matt Opel's Bizarre Plant blog

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