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205.0000 Family Crassulaceae J.St.-Hil.; Expos. Fam. Nat. 2: 123 (1805), nom. cons.
35 genera, ca. 1500 spp.
Species listed in database: 1640; hybrids: 163
= Cotyledonaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 168 (1820)
= Rhodiolaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 546 (1820)
= Sedaceae Roussel; Fl. Calvados, ed. 2: 291 (1806)
= Sempervivaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 207 (1789)
= Tillaeaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 635 (1820)
205.2004 Genus Cotyledon L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 1: 429 (1753)
Distribution: South Africa, 1 extending to Arabia
Species listed in database: 19
= Cotylaria Raf.; Princ. Fond. Somiol. 25 (1814)
= Cotyliphyllum Link; Handbuch [Link] 2: 23 (1831)
species :
Cotyledon adscendens R.A.Dyer; Fl. Pl. Africa 27: t. 1080 (1949)
Distribution: South Africa (E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Cotyledon barbeyi Schweinf. ex Penz.; Atti Congr. Bot. Int. Genova [1892] 341 (1893), ex W. Watson in Gard. Chron., Ser. 3, 13: 624 (1893)
Distribution: Sudan; Ethiopia; Eritrea; N-Somalia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal); Eswatini [Swaziland]; Yemen (W-Yemen, N-Inner Yemen)
24 ERI ETH SOM SUD 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 MOZ ZIM 27 SAF SWZ 35 YEM
Synonyms: hidden
= Cotyledon sturmiana Poelln.; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 8: 19 (1939)
= Cotyledon transvaalensis Guillaumin; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., Sér. 2, 7: 363 (1936)
= Cotyledon wickensii Schönland; Rec. Albany Mus. 3: 141 (1915)
= Cotyledon wickensii var. glandulosa Poelln.; (1937)
variant :
var. soutpansbergensis van Jaarsv. & A.E.van Wyk; Aloe 49(1): 18 (2012)
Distribution: South Africa (Northern Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Cotyledon campanulata Marloth; Trans. S. African Philos. Soc. 18: 46 (1907)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Cotyledon teretifolia Thunb.; Prodr. Pl. Cap. 1: 83 (1794) (nom. illeg.)
= Cotyledon teretifolia var. subglabra Harv.; (1862) (nom. inval.)
species :
Cotyledon cuneata Thunb.; Prodr. Pl. Cap. 1: 83 (1794)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Adromischus cuneatus (Thunb.) Lem.; (1852)
= Cotyledon deasii Schönland; Rec. Albany Mus. 3: 140 (1915)
= Cotyledon pillansii Schönland; Rec. Albany Mus. 2: 152 (1907)
= Cotyledon undulata Eckl. & Zeyh.; Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral. [Ecklon & Zeyher] 3: 306 (1837)
species :
Cotyledon egglii van Jaarsv.; Bradleya 35: 185 (2017)
Distribution: South Africa (Mpumalanga)
27 SAF
species :
Cotyledon eliseae van Jaarsv.; Bradleya 15: 65 (1997)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Cotyledon flanaganii Schönland & Baker f.; J. Bot. 40: 22 (1902)
subspecies :
subsp. flanaganii
Distribution: South Africa (E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Cotyledon orbiculata var. flanaganii (Schönland & Baker f.) Toelken; Bothalia 12(4): 618 (1979)
subspecies :
subsp. mzimvubuensis van Jaarsv.; Bradleya 37: 177 (2019)
Distribution: South Africa (E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Cotyledon gloeophylla van Jaarsv.; Bradleya 33: 183 (2015)
Distribution: South Africa (E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Cotyledon mckayi N.R.Crouch & Gideon F.Sm.; Phytotaxa 632(2): 186 (2023)
Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal)
27 SAF
species :
Cotyledon nielsii N.R.Crouch, D.Styles & Mich.Walters; Bradleya 39: 133 (2021)
Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal)
27 SAF
species :
Cotyledon orbiculata L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 1: 429 (1753)
Distribution: Canary Isl. [I] (La Gomera [I], Tenerife [I]); SW-Angola; Namibia; South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.); St. Helena [I]; Taiwan [I]; Australia [I] (South Australia [I], New South Wales [I]); New Zealand [I]; Hispaniola [I]; Bolivia [c]
21 cny 26 ANG 27 NAM SAF 28 sth 38 tai 50 aus 51 nzl 81 his 83 bol
Synonyms: hidden
= Adromischus mucronatus (Lam.) Lem.; Jard. Fleur. 2(Misc.): 60 (1852)
= Cotyledon ambigua Salisb.; Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 307 (1796)
= Cotyledon ausana Dinter; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 53: 92 (1928), et Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 30: 195 (1932)
= Cotyledon canaliculata Baker; Refug. Bot. [Saunders] 1: t. 58 (1869)
= Cotyledon decussata Sims; Bot. Mag. 51: t. 2518 (1824)
= Cotyledon decussata var. dielsii Poelln.; (1937)
= Cotyledon decussata var. flavida (Fourc.) Poelln.; (1937)
= Cotyledon dielsii Schltr. ex Poelln.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 42: 31 (1937)
= Cotyledon elata Haw.; Suppl. Pl. Succ. 20 (1819)
= Cotyledon ergleri Dinter & A.Berger; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 50(Suppl.): 590 (1914)
= Cotyledon flanaganii var. karroensis Schönland & Baker f.; (1902)
= Cotyledon fourcadii Schönland ex Poelln.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 42: 31 (1937)
= Cotyledon mucronata Lam.; Encycl. [J.Lamarck et al.] 2: 142 (1786)
= Cotyledon orbiculata var. ausana (Dinter) H.Jacobsen; (1955)
= Cotyledon orbiculata var. dinteri H.Jacobsen; (1954)
= Cotyledon orbiculata var. elata (Haw.) DC.; (1828)
= Cotyledon orbiculata var. engleri (A.Berger & Dinter) Dinter; (1928)
= Cotyledon orbiculata var. higginsiae H.Jacobsen; (1952)
= Cotyledon orbiculata var. oophylla Dinter; (1932)
= Cotyledon orbiculata var. ovata DC.; (1828)
= Cotyledon orbiculata var. ramosa (Haw.) DC.; (1828)
= Cotyledon orbiculata var. rotundifolia DC.; (1828)
= Cotyledon orbiculata var. viridis Dinter ex Range; (1934)
= Cotyledon ovata Haw.; Syn. Pl. Succ. 105 (1812)
= Cotyledon papillaris Haw.; Suppl. Pl. Succ. 21 (1819)
= Cotyledon papillaris var. tricuspidata (Haw.) DC.; (1828)
= Cotyledon ramosa Haw.; Suppl. Pl. Succ. 24 (1819)
= Cotyledon ramosissima Mill.; Gard. Dict., ed. 8: no. 6 (1768), non Haw.
= Cotyledon tricuspidata Harv.; Philos. Mag. J. 32 (1825)
= Cotyledon undulata var. mucronata (Lam.) Poelln.; (1937)
= Cotyledon ungulata Lam.; Encycl. [J.Lamarck et al.] 2: 139 (1786)
= Sedum decussatum (Sims) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 84 (1898)
= Sedum orbiculatum (L.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 85 (1898)
variant :
var. dactylopsis Toelken; Bothalia 12(4): 619 (1979)
Distribution: South Africa (Free State, N-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
variant :
var. oblonga (Haw.) DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 396 (1828)
Distribution: Mozambique; South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Gauteng, Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.); Lesotho; Eswatini [Swaziland]; Taiwan [I]; Australia [I] (South Australia [I])
26 MOZ 27 LES SAF SWZ 38 tai 50 aus
Synonyms: hidden
= Cotyledon canaliculata Haw.; Suppl. Pl. Succ. 22 (1819)
= Cotyledon canalifolia Haw.; Philos. Mag. J. 327 (1825)
= Cotyledon coruscans Haw.; Suppl. Pl. Succ. 21 (1819)
= Cotyledon crassifolia Haw.; Philos. Mag. Ann. Chem. 1827: 273 (1827)
= Cotyledon cuneiformis Haw.; Philos. Mag. Ann. Chem. 1828: 185 (1828)
= Cotyledon flavida Fourc.; Trans. Roy. Soc. South Africa 21: 90 (1932)
= Cotyledon galpinii Schönland & Baker f.; J. Bot. 40: 16 (1902)
= Cotyledon leucophylla C.A.Sm. ex R.A.Dyer; Fl. Pl. South Africa 17: t. 652 (1937)
= Cotyledon leucophylla C.A.Sm. ex Steyn; Toxicol. Pl. S. Africa 224 (1934), anglice
= Cotyledon macrantha A.Berger; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 10: 106 (1900)
= Cotyledon macrantha var. virescens (Schönland & Baker f.) Poelln.; (1937)
= Cotyledon obermeyeriana Poelln.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 42: 41 (1937)
= Cotyledon oblonga Haw.; Syn. Pl. Succ. 106 (1812)
= Cotyledon rudatisii Poelln.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 42: 42, germanice (1937)
= Cotyledon simulans Schönland ex Poelln.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 48: 111 (1940), sine descr. lat.
= Cotyledon undulata Haw.; Suppl. Pl. Succ. 20 (1819)
= Cotyledon virescens Schönland & Baker f.; J. Bot. 40: 14 (1902)
= Cotyledon viridis Haw.; Philos. Mag. Ann. Chem. 1827: 273 (1827)
= Cotyledon whitei Schönland & Baker f.; J. Bot. 40: 19 (1902)
= Cotyledon zuluensis Schönland ex Poelln.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 42: 41 (1937)
variant :
var. spuria (L.) Toelken; Bothalia 12(4): 619 (1979)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Cotyledon africana Burm.f. ex Steud.; Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 1, 1: 280 (1821)
= Cotyledon purpurea Thunb.; Prodr. Pl. Cap. 1: 83 (1794)
= Cotyledon spuria L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus], ed. 2: 614 (1762)
= Cotyledon teretifolia Lam.; Encycl. [J.Lamarck et al.] 2(1): 139 (1786)
= Sedum teretifolium (Lam.) DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 401 (1828)
species :
Cotyledon papillaris (L.) L.f.; Suppl. Pl. [Linnaeus f.] 242 (1782)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Cacalia papillaris L.; (1753)
= Cotyledon acaulon Walter ex Steud.; Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 1, 1: 280 (1821)
= Cotyledon cuneata E.Mey. ex Harv. & Sond.; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 5(1): 2: 372 (1862)
= Cotyledon glandulosa N.E.Br.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1913: 300 (1913)
= Cotyledon glutinosa Schönland; Rec. Albany Mus. 1: 119 (1904)
= Cotyledon gracilis Haw.; Suppl. Pl. Succ. 26 (1819)
= Cotyledon jacobseniana Poelln.; Jahrb. Deutsch. Kakteen-Ges. i. 94 (1936)
= Cotyledon meyeri Harv.; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 2: 372 (1862)
= Cotyledon muirii Schönland; Rec. Albany Mus. 3: 144 (1915)
= Cotyledon papillaris var. glutinosa (Schönland) Poelln.; (1940)
= Cotyledon papillaris var. robusta Schönland & Baker f.
= Cotyledon papillaris var. subundulata Poelln.
= Cotyledon pseudogracilis Poelln.; Jahrb. Deutsch. Kakteen-Ges. 1: 94 (1936)
= Kleinia papillaris (L.) Haw.; (1812)
species :
Cotyledon pendens van Jaarsv.; Aloe 40(2): 36 (2003)
Distribution: South Africa (E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Cotyledon petiolaris van Jaarsv.; Bradleya 33: 24 (2015)
Distribution: South Africa (E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Cotyledon tanquana van Jaarsv.; Haseltonia 26: 5 (2019)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Cotyledon tomentosa Harv.; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 2: 373 (1862)
subspecies :
subsp. tomentosa
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
subspecies :
subsp. ladismithiensis (Poelln.) Toelken; Bothalia 12(2): 194 (1977)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Cotyledon ladysmithensis Poelln.; Jahrb. Deutsch. Kakteen-Ges. i. 94 (1936)
= Cotyledon heterophylla Schönland; Rec. Albany Mus. 2: 150 (1907) (nom. illeg.)
species :
Cotyledon velutina Hook.f.; Bot. Mag. 94: t. 5602 (1868)
Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Cotyledon beckeri Schönland & Baker f.; J. Bot. 40: 12 (1902)
= Cotyledon velutina var. beckeri (Schönland & Baker f.) Schönland; (1915)
= Cotyledon mollis Schönland; Rec. Albany Mus. 3: 132 (1915)
species :
Cotyledon woodii Schönland & Baker f.; J. Bot. 40: 21 (1902)
subspecies :
subsp. woodii
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Cotyledon ramosissima Salm-Dyck ex Haw.; Gard. Dict., ed. 8: no. 25 (1819)
= Cotyledon ramosissima var. woodii (Schönland & Baker f.) Schönland; (1915)
= Cotyledon salmiana var. woodii (Schönland & Baker f.) Poelln.; (1936)
= Cotyledon salmiana Poelln.; Jahrb. Deutsch. Kakteen-Ges. 1: 94 (1936)
subspecies :
subsp. cremnophila van Jaarsv.; Haseltonia 21: 78 (2015)
Distribution: South Africa (Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Cotyledon xanthantha van Jaarsv. & Eggli; Bradleya 35: 170 (2017), nom. nov.
Distribution: South Africa (Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Cotyledon lutea van Jaarsv.; Haseltonia 21: 92 (2015), non Huds.
= Cotyledon adscendens van Jaarsv. & Eggli; Bradleya 34: 142 (2016), nom. nov. illeg.
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