Delosperma melepoense L.E.Newton & Liede
, Haseltonia 25: 108 (2018).
External links to taxonomic opinions:
- IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
- urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77204231-1
- Publication
- Haseltonia: Yearbook of the Cactus and Succulent Journal
- Collation
- 25: 108
- Date of Publication
- 28 Dec 2018
- Family as entered in IPNI
- Aizoaceae
Type Information
- Collector Team
- S. Grant sub Newton 6097
- Locality
- Kajiado County, Malepo (Melepo) Hills, 1902m
- Collection Date
- 22 Apr 2018
- Type Herbaria
- holotype EA
- Latitude
- 1° 58' S
- Longitude
- 36° 43' E
- Distribution Of Types
- Kenya (East Tropical Africa, Africa)
Remarks
Although appearing on maps as the 'Malepo' Hills, the name is derived from a Maasai word and should be 'Melepo', for 'not milkable', meaning very dry.