''Chasmatophyllum'' is a genus of succulent plants native to the
Karoo
The Karoo ( ; from the Afrikaans borrowing of the South Khoekhoe !Orakobab or Khoemana word ''ǃ’Aukarob'' "Hardveld") is a semi- desert natural region of South Africa. No exact definition of what constitutes the Karoo is available, so its ...
mountains of
South Africa
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The genus contains eight accepted species:
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Chasmatophyllum braunsii
''Chasmatophyllum'' is a genus of succulent plants native to the Karoo mountains of South Africa.
The genus contains eight accepted species:
*''Chasmatophyllum braunsii''
*''Chasmatophyllum maninum''
*''Chasmatophyllum musculinum''
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Chasmatophyllum maninum''
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Chasmatophyllum musculinum
''Chasmatophyllum'' is a genus of succulent plants native to the Karoo mountains of South Africa
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Chasmatophyllum nelli''
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Chasmatophyllum rouxii''
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Chasmatophyllum stanleyi''
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Chasmatophyllum verdoorniae''
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Chasmatophyllum willowmorense''
The Red List of South African plants at the South African National Biodiversity Institute lists the conservation status of ''musculinum'', ''nelli'', ''stanleyi'', and ''verdoorniae'' as being of least concern. The population of ''willowmorense'' is restricted in area, but stable, and there is insufficient information to assess the remaining three species.
References
Flora of South Africa
Aizoaceae
Aizoaceae genera
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