Anacampseros albissima

Anacampseros albissima
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Anacampserotaceae
Genus: Anacampseros
Species:
A. albissima
Binomial name
Anacampseros albissima
Synonyms[1]
  • Avonia albissima (Marloth) G.D.Rowley
  • Anacampseros avasmontana Dinter ex Poelln.

Anacampseros albissima is a species of succulent plant in the family Anacampserotaceae.[1] It is native to the Karoo desert of South Africa.[2] Its common name in Afrikaans, skilpadkos, means 'tortoise food'.

References

  1. ^ a b "Anacampseros albissima Marloth". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved January 4, 2026.
  2. ^ Cunningham, P. L.; Simang, A. (August 2008). "Ecology of the Bushmanland Tent Tortoise (Psammobates tentorius verroxii) in Southern Namibia". Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 7 (1): 119–124. doi:10.2744/CCB-0656.1. ISSN 1071-8443.