Taxon:  Pleiospilos compactus (Aiton) Schwantes subsp. canus (Haw.) H. E. K. Hartmann & Liede



Summary
Genus:
Pleiospilos
Family:
Aizoaceae
Subfamily:
Ruschioideae
Tribe:
Ruschieae
Nomen number:
315424
Place of publication:
Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 106:476.  1986
Verified:
11/17/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
4 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Pleiospilos compactus (Aiton) Schwantes (0 active accession[s])
Pleiospilos compactus (Aiton) Schwantes subsp. compactus (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Mesembryanthemum canum Haw.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Bijlia cana (Haw.) N. E. Br.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Mesembryanthemum magnipunctatum Haw.
Mesembryanthemum nobile Haw.
Pleiospilos magnipunctatus (Haw.) Schwantes
Pleiospilos nobilis (Haw.) Schwantes
Punctillaria magnipunctata (Haw.) N. E. Br.

Invalid Designation(s)
Punctillaria nobile (Haw.) ined.
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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
  2. Gibbs Russell, G. E. et al. 1985, 1987. List of species of Southern African plants, ed. 2. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa Note: v. 51. 1985; v. 56. 1987
  3. Hartmann, H. E. K. & S. Liede. 1986. Die Gattung Pleiospilos s. lat. (Mesembryanthemaceae). Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 106:433-485.
  4. Hartmann, H. E. K., ed. 2001. Illustrated handbook of succulent plants: Aizoaceae A-E & Aizoaceae F-Z F-Z:219.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Swedishdiamantblad  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaEastern Cape Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaNorthern Cape Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaWestern Cape Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
Native
Africa
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa [Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, Western Cape]

Reference(s)
  1. Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=315424. Accessed 12 May 2026.