ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Lithops optica

Name author: (Marloth) N.E.Br.

A species in the Aizoaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Aizoaceae
Genus: Lithops
Species: Lithops optica
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1922

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Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Lithops optica. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

10 synonyms in this snapshot

Lithops elevataName author: L.Bolus
Lithops optica f. opticaName author: Not supplied
Lithops optica f. rubraName author: (Tischer) H.Jacobsen
Lithops optica var. novaName author: Triebner
Lithops optica var. rubraName author: (Tischer) Tischer
Lithops rubraName author: (Tischer) N.E.Br.
Lithops schlechteriName author: G.D.Rowley
Mesembryanthemum marginatumName author: Haw.
Mesembryanthemum opticumName author: Marloth
Mesembryanthemum opticum var. rubrumName author: Tischer

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

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