Alphabetical Index
Aiaisensis
L. karasmontana (Dint. & Schwant.) N.E. Br. subsp. karasmontana var. aiasensis (H.W. de Boer) D.T. Cole
Alba
L. lesliei var. minor f. alba (1970)
Albiflora
L. lesliei subsp. lesliei var. lesliei acf Albiflora (1985)
Albinica
L. lesliei subsp. lesliei var. lesliei acf. Albinica (1985)
Albinigold
See: Storm's Albinigold
Alpina
L. alpina Dint.
L. pseudotruncatella var. alpina (Dint.) Jacob.
L. pseudotruncatella subsp. pseudotruncatella var. pseudotruncatella
Alta
L. pseudotruncatella var. alta Tisch.
L. pseudotruncatella subsp. pseudotruncatella var. pseudotruncatella
Amethystina
L. divergens var. amethystina de Boer (1961)
Angelica
L. angelica - does not exist
Angels of Tony
L. olivacea var. olivacea * 'Angels of Tony' - plant has 'crinkly, ruffled up' petals, in cultivation in Japan, and in the collection of Mr Tony Sato.
Annae
L. gesineae H.W. de Boer var. annae (H.W. de Boer) D.T. Cole (1973)
Applanata
L. lesliei var. applanata H.W. de Boer - nomen nudem
Name proposed by de Boer in 1962 for L. lesliei specimens collected by D.T Cole. Plants are too similar to justify being classifies as a variety.
Aquamarine
L. otzeniana acf 'Aquamarine' (1985)
Archerae
L. pseudotruncatella (Berg.) N.E. Br. subsp. archerae (H.W. de Boer) D.T. Cole (1988)
Aucampiae
L. aucampiae L. Bol. (1932)
Aurantiaca
L. aurantiaca L. Bol. (1932)
L. turbiniformis sensu N.E. Br - see Nel's Lithops
L. hookeri var. hookeri
Aurea
L. fulviceps var. fulviceps acf 'Aurea' (1985)
Avocado Cream
L. karasmontana subsp. eberlanzii acf 'Avocado Cream' (1985)
Bacchus
L. salicola acf 'Bacchus' Steven Hammer (1999)
Batesiana
L. batesiana Tisch. - nomen nudem
Clearly just a L. julii subsp. fulleri var. fulleri
Bella
L. karasmontana (Dint. & Schwant.) N.E. Br. subsp. bella (N.E. Br.) D.T. Cole (1988)
Betty's Beryl
L. aucampiae subsp. aucampiae var. aucampiae acf 'Bety's Beryl'
Blue Moon
L. schwantesii subsp. schwantesii var. rugosa cv. 'Blue Moon' Steven Hammer (1995)
Brandbergensis
L. dendritica G.C. Nel, population brandbergensis
L. gracilidelineata Dint. subsp. brandbergensis (H.W. de Boer) D.T. Cole (1988)
Brevis
L. dinteri Schwant. subsp. dinteri var. brevis (L. Bol.) B. Fearn (1970)
Bromfieldii
L. bromfieldii L. Bol (1934)
Brunnea
L. julii (Dint. & Schwant.) N.E. Br. subsp. fulleri (N.E. Br.) B. Fearn var. brunnea H.W. de Boer (1962)
Brunneo-Violacea
L. turbiniformis sensu N.E. Br. var. brunneo-violacea H.W. de Boer (1964)
L. hookeri var. subfennestrata (1973)
Burchellii
L. lesliei (N.E. Br.) N.E. Br. subsp. burchellii D.T. Cole (1988)
Buttermilk Valley
L. vallis-mariae cv. 'Buttermilk Valley' - mentioned by Steven Hammer in MSGB (1994), is most likely the same as L. vallis-mariae acf 'Valley Girl'.
Cáfe Au Lait
L. gracilidelineata subsp. gracilidelineata var. gracilidelineata cv. 'Cáfe Au Lait' Steven Hammer (1995)
Cerise
A non-distinctive local form of L. hookeri var. marginata
Cesky Granat
L. otzeniana acf 'Cesky Granat' P. Pavelka (2001)
Chartreuse
L. marmorata var. marmorata cv. 'Chartreuse' mentioned by Steven Hammer is 1995, but is now 'Polepsky Smaragd' Steven Hammmer (1999)
Chieruby
L. aucampiae subsp. euniceae var. fluminalis acf 'Chieruby'
Choctop
L. hookeri var. dabneri * 'Choc Top' appeared in Frik du Plooy's seedlist in 1997 (F070), and originating from C013. Does not appear to be validly published.
Christinae
L. christinae H.W. de Boer (1958)
L. schwantesii var. christinae (H.W. de Boer) B. Fearn (1970)
L. schwantesii var. nutupsdriftensis H.W. de Boer (1964)
Due to the fact that the above all were too similar they got put into one species by D.T. Cole:
L. schwantesii var. urikosensis D.T. Cole (1973)
Chrysocephala
L. chrysocephala G.C. Nel (1943)
L. fulleri var. chrysocephala (G.C. Nel) H.W. de Boer (1962)
L. julii subsp. julii D.T. Cole (1973)
Coerulea
L. schwantesii var. urikosensis f. coerulea H.W. de Boer - nomen nudem, not sufficiently distinct
Coleorum
L. coleorum S.A. Hammer & R. Uijs (1994)
Commoda
L. commoda Dint. - nomen nudem
L. karasmontana subsp. karasmontana var. karasmontana
Comptonii
L. comptonii L. Bol. (1930)
Dabneri
L. hookeri (Berg.) Schwant. var. dabneri (L. Bol.) D.T. Cole (1988)
Damarana
L. damarana (N.E. Br.) N.E. Br. (1922)
L. karasmontana subsp. karasmontana var. karasmontana N.E. Br. (1926)
Deboeri
L. deboeri Schwant. (1952)
L. villetii L. Bol. subsp. deboeri (Schwant.) D.T. Cole (1988)
Delaetianum
Mes. delaetianum Dint. - nomen nudem
L. karasmontana subsp. bella
Dendritica
L. dendritica G.C. Nel (1946)
L. pseudotruncatella (Berg.) N.E. Br. var. dendritica (G.C. Nel) H.W. de Boer & B.K. Boom (1961)
L. farinosa Dint. (1933) - nomen nudem
L. pseudotruncatella (Berg.) N.E. Br. subsp. dendritica (G.C. Nel) D.T. Cole (1988)
Derneri
L. derneri - most likely was meant to be L. werneri, there is no Lithops with the name 'derneri
Dintergreen
L. dinteri subsp. dinteri var. dinteri acf 'Dintergreen' D.T. Cole (1985)
Dinteri
L. dinteri Schwant. (1927)
Distincta
L. distincta N.E. Br. - nomen nudem, insufficient info on species
Diutina
L. diutina L. Bol. (1932)
L. marmorata var. marmorata - see G.C. Nel's Lithops book
Divergens
L. divergens L. Bol. (1934)
Dorotheae
L. eksteeniae L. Bol. (1939) - Nel's L. dorotheae name published shortly before the L. eksteeniae name was published, so the first one to get published is the official name.
L. dorotheae G.C Nel(1939)
Cole, D. T. (1970). LITHOPS DOROTHEAE Nel—a tragedy of errors. The National Cactus and Succulent Journal, 25(4), 106–108. JSTOR
Eberlanzii
Mes. eberlanzii Dint. & Schwant. (1925)
L. bella var. eberlanzii (Dint. & Schwant.) H.W. de Boer & B.K. Boom (1961)
L. erniana Tisch. (1973)
L. erniana var. witputzensis H.W. de Boer (1964)
L. karasmontana (Dint. & Schwant) N.E. Br. subsp. eberlanzii (Dint. & Schwant) D.T. Cole (1973)
Edithiae
L. edithiae N.E. Br. (1934)
L. pseudotruncatella var. edithae sensu H.W. de Boer & B.K. Boom
L. karasmontana subsp. eberlanzii
Brown, N. E. (1934). Lithops Edithae, N.E.Br. The Cactus Journal, 2(4), 70–70. JSTOR
Eksteeniae
L. eksteeniae L. Bol. (July 1939)
L. dorotheae (Sept 1939)
Elephina
L. hookeri (Berg.) Schwant. var. elephina (D.T. Cole) D.T. Cole (1988)
Elevata
L. elevata L. Bol. (1932) - the species has not been collected again from the original locality since it was discovered by W. Triebner in 1931, and none of the original material exists in cultivation. D.T. Cole after extensive research thinks L. elevata is identical to L. optica
Elisabethiae
L. elisabethiae Dint. (1933)
L. pseudotruncatella (Berg.) N.E. Br. var. elisabethiae (Dint.) H.W. de Boer & B.K. Boom
L. pseudotruncatella (Berg.) N.E. Br. subsp. pseudotruncatella var. elisabethiae (Dint.) H.W. de Boer & B.K. Boom
Elisae
L. elisae H.W. de Boer (1961)
L. marmorata (N.E. Br.) N.E. Br. var. elisae (H.W. de Boer) D.T. Cole (1973)
Ellena
L. ellena E. Hepworth - clearly a misinterpretation of erniana, because L. ellena does not exist.
Envy
L. hookeri var. hookeri acf 'Envy' Steven Hammer (1999)
Erniana
L. erniana Tisch. ex Jacobs. (1933)
L. karasmontana subsp. eberlanzii D.T. Cole (1984)
Ernst's Witkop
L. gracilidelineata subsp. gracilidelineata var. gracilidelineata acf 'Ernst's Witkop' D.T. Cole (1985)
Eunicea
L. aucampiae L. Bol. var. euniceae H.W. de Boer (1966)
L. aucampiae L. Bol. subsp. euniceae (H.W. de Boer) D.T. Cole (1988)
Evexum
Mes. evexum N.E. Br. - nomen nudem
Farinosa
L. pseudotruncatella farinosa Dint. (1928)
L. farinosa Dint. (1935)
L. pseudotruncatella subsp. dendritica
Fergusonii
l. fergusonii (1934), no information available about this plant, besides the fact that is is meant to have large seeds.
Ferrugineum
Mesem. ferrugineum Schwant. (1922) - collected by Dr R. Marloth in Griqualand West and is simply a variety of L. lesliei subsp. lesliei var. lesliei
Fluminalis
L. aucampiae L. Bol. subsp. euniceae (H.W. de Boer) D.T. Cole var. fluminalis D.T. Cole (1970>
Formosa
See 'Farinosa'
Forsteri
L. forsteri, known only from a note, without any further detail.
Fossulifera
L. fossulifera Tisch.(1973) - nomen nudem
L. karasmontana subsp. karasmontana var. tischeri
Framesii
L. framesii L. Bol. (1930)
L. marmorata var. marmorata (1969) - see G.C. Nel Lithops
Francisci
L. francisci (Dint. & Schwant.) N.E. Br. (1926)
Frederici
L. dinteri Schwant. subsp. frederici (D.T. Cole) D.T. Cole (1988)
Fred's Redhead
L. lesliei subsp. lesliei var. lesliei acf 'Fred's Redhead' Steven Hammer (1995)
Friedrichiae
L. friedrichiae (Dint.) N.E. Br. (1922)
Ophthalmophyllum friedrichiae (Dint.) Dint. & Schwant. (1927)
Fritz's White Lady
L. gracilidelineata subsp. gracilidelineata var. waldroniae acf 'Fritz's White Lady' D.T. Cole (1985)
Fullergreen
L. julii subsp. fulleri var. fulleri acf 'Fullergreen' D.T. Cole (1988)
Fulleri
L. julii (Dint. & Schwant.) N.E. Br. subsp. fulleri (N.E. Br.) B. Fearn (1976)
Fulviceps
L. lydiae Jacobs (1960) - nomen nudem
L. fulviceps (N.E. Br.) N.E. Br. (1922)
Gaikmadad
L. gaikmadad - A mutilant from Griekwastad (Griquatowm), a locality for L. aucampiae subsp. aucampiae var. aucampiae
Gebseri
L. schwantesii Dint. subsp. gebseri (H.W. de Boer) D.T. Cole (1988)
Geoffreyi
L. geoffreyi and L. inae var. geoffreyi
L. verruculosa var. glabra, first collected by Dr Geoffrey R. McLachlan in 1962
Gesinae
L. gesinae H.W. de Boer (1955)
L. francisci var. gesinae (H.W. de Boer) B. Fearn (1970)
Geyeri
L. geyeri G.C. Nel (1943)
L. herrei var. geyeri (G.C. Nel) H.W. de Boer & B.K. Boom (1961)
L. hillii L. Bol. (1958)
Glabra
L. verruculosa G.C. Nel var. glabra H.W. de Boer (1966)
Glaudinae
L. glaudinae H.W. de Boer (1960)
L. bromfieldii L. Bol. var. glaudinae H.W. de Boer (1973)
Goaensis, Goais
L. goaensis and L. goais - A non-distinctive form of L. schwantesii var. schwantesii
Gracilidelineata
L. gracilidelineata Dint. (1928)
Gracilidelorum
L. gracilidelorum - A reported hybrid between L. gracilidelineata and L. coleorum, no further information available.
Graessneri
L. graessneri from what can be deduced from the photograph of the plant it is most likely L. julii subsp. fulleri var. fulleri
Green
L. gracilidelineata * 'Green', plant on Frik du Plooy's seed list that has not been validly published.
Green Attempts
L. otzenina cv. 'Green Attempts" listed in V. Formose, MSGB (1998), but not validly published.
Greenberg
L. gracilidelineata *'Grenberg' was a green form of L. gracilidelineata subsp. brandbergensis (Frik du Plooy's L. gracilidelineata *'Green'), but does not seem to be validly published.
Greenchilli
L. lesliei cv. 'Greenchilli' listed as being derived from C302, but does not seem to have been validly published.
Green Diamond
L. hermetica acf 'Green Diamond'
Greengage
L. lesliei cv. 'Greengage', listed as being derived from C141, but does not appear to have been validly published.
Green Godess
A lithops cultivar without any more information that was mentioned by Parkway Lithops, UK.
Green Hooker
L. hookeri *'Green Hooker' is presumably the same as acf 'Hookergreen' andacf 'Envy'.
Greenhorn
L. lesliei subsp. lesliei var. hornii acf 'Greenhorn' D.T. Cole (1985)
Green River
L. aucampiae subsp. euniceae var. fluminalis acf 'Green River' Steven Hammer (1999)
Green Soapstone
L. hallii var. ochracea acf 'Green Soapstone' D.T. Cole (1985)
Grey Form
L. hallii cv. 'Grey Form' appeared in Frik du Plooy's seed-list as being derived from C087. Does not seem to have been formally published.
Grisea
L. aucampiae subsp. euniceae f. grisea - nomen nudem
L. aucampiae subsp. aucampiae var. fluminalis
Groendraaiensis
L. pseudotruncatella (Berg.) N.E. Br. var. groendraaiensis Jacobs. (1961)
L. vallis-mariae subsp. groendraaiensis (Jacobs.) D.T. Cole (1988)
Grunau
L. gunau (1936)
L. karasmontana subsp. karasmontana var. karasmontana
Gulielmi
L. gulielmi L. Bol.
l. schwantesii subsp. schwantesii var. schwantesii D.T. Cole (1973)
de BOER, H. W., & FEARN, B. (1965). LITHOPS GULIELMI L. Bol. — a myth? The National Cactus and Succulent Journal, 20(4), 66–66. JSTOR
Cole, D. T. (1973). LITHOPS GULIELMI L. Bol. — Dismythed. The National Cactus and Succulent Journal, 28(3), 89–92. JSTOR
Haines
L. haines E. Hepworth, most likely an illiteracy for the place name 'Namies'.
Halenbergensis
L. halenbergensis Tisch. (1932) - taxon was described as having yellow flowers, so its relegation to the white-flowering l. eberlanzii is, according to D.T Cole, unacceptable. The issue is as yet unresolved and discussed in Lithops - Flowering Stones, D.T. Cole &, Naureen A. Cole.
Hallii
L. salicola var. reticulata H.W. de Boer (1960)
L. hallii H.W. de Boer (1957)
Hammeruby
L. meyeri acf 'Hammeruby' D.T. Cole (1988)
Harlequin
L. julii subsp. julii *'Harlequin' - has appeared on UK seed-lists and most likely a hybrid of different forms of L. julii subsp. julii. Does not seem to have been validly published.
Helmae
L. helmae W. Triebner (1957) - nomen nudem
L. julii subsp. julii
Helmeringhausen
See 'Schlucht Helmeringhausen
Helmutii
L. helmutii L. Bol. (1933)
Herbertii
L. herbertii Schwant. - nomen nudem
L. gesinae var. annae
Hermetica
L. hermetica D.T. Cole (2000)
Herrei
L. herrei var. plena L. Bol. (1932)
L. translucens L. Bol. (1932)
L. herrei L. Bol. (1932)
Hikoruby
L. aucampiae subsp. euniceae var. euniceae acf 'Hikoruby'
Hilaris
L. hilaris N.E. Br. - nomen nudem
Not clearly identifiable, but probably a form of L. karasmontana subsp. karasmontana
Hildergardii
L. hildergardii was listed by G. Oesterreich in Kuas 1937 (6) 82 (June 1937) as a name appearing in a catalogue issued by the firm Haage. Jr, Erfurt, in 1935, but without any further information.
Hillii
L. hillii L. Bol. (1964) - name not valid
L. geyeri
Hirneri
L. hirneri W. Triebner - nomen nudem - name was proposed by Triebner for a form of L. schwantesii var. urikosensis which he collected in 1956/57.
Hookeri
Mesem. hookeri Berg.
Mesem. truncatellum Hook, (not of Haworth) (1874)
Mesem. turbiniforme sensu N.E. Br. (not of Haworth) (1921)
L. turbiniformis N.E. Br. (1922)
L. hookeri (Berg.) Schwant. (1928)
Hookersgreen
L. hookeri var. hookeri *'Hookersgreen' = L. hookeri var. hookeri acf 'Envy' Steven Hammer (1997)
Hornii
L. lesliei (N.E. Br.) N.E. Br. subsp. lesliei var. hornii H.W. de Boer
Hotlips
L. julii subsp. julii cv. 'Hotlips' Steven Hammer (1995)
Inae
L. inae G.C. Nel (1943)
L. verruculosa var. inae (G.C. Nel) H.W. de Boer & B.K. Boom (1961)
L. verruculosa var. verruculosa (1971)
Inca Gold
A Lithops advertised without further information by Parkways Lithops, UK.
Inornata
L. inornata Dint. (1935) - name not valid
L. schwantesii subsp. schwantesii var. marthae (1937)
Insularis
L. insularis L. Bol. (1937)
L. bromfieldii L. Bol. var. insularis (L. Bol.) B. Fearn (1970)
Jackson's Jade
L. aucampiae subsp. aucampiae var. aucampiae acf "Jackson's Jade' D.T. Cole (1992)
Jacobseniana
L. jacobseniana Schwant. (1955) - name invalid
L. karasmontana subsp. karasmontana var. karasmontana
Julii
L. julii var. pallida Tisch. - not valid
L. julii var. reticulata Tisch.
L. julii var. typica Tisch. - not valid
L. julii var. littlewoodii H.W. de Boer (1963)
L. chrysocephala G.C. Nel (1943)
L. julii (Dint. & Schwant.) N.E. Br. (1926)
Jutteri
L. jutteri - listed by Oesterreich in Kuas 1937 (7) 97 (July 1937) as a name appearing in a catalogue issued by the firm Haage, Jr. Erfurt, in 1935, but without any further information. Possibly an error for L. julii.
Kaimoes
L. fulleri var. kaimoes E. Hepworth - a non-distinctive form of L. julii subsp. fulleri which occurs near Keimoes.
Karasmontana
L. commoda Dint. - nomen nudem
L. damarana N.E. Br. (1921)
L. jacobseniana Schwant. (1950) - nomen nudem
L. lateritia Dint. (1928)
L. mickbergensis Dint. (1928)
L. opalina Dint. (1927)
L. summitatum Dint. (1927)
L. ursulae - nomen nudem
L. karasmontana (Dint. & Schwant.) N.E. Br. (1926)
Kenhardtii
L. verruculosa var. kenhardtii - presumably this refers to one a variety of L. verruculosa which occurs in the Kenhardt area.
Kennedyi
L. fulleri N.E. Br. var. kennedyi H.W. de Boer (1967)
L. villetii var. kennedyi H.W. de Boer D.T. Cole (1973)
L. viletii L.Bol. subsp. kennedyi (H.W. de Boer) D.T. Cole (1968)
Kimberley
A non-distinctive local form of L. lesliei var. lesliei
Koegralii
L. turbiniformis *koegralii H. van Donkelaar - an illiteracy for the place-name 'Koegrabi(e)
L. hookeri var. hookeri
Koelemanii
L. aucampiae L. Bol. subsp. aucampiae var. koelemanii (H.W. de Boer) D.T. Cole
Kovisberge
L. sp. kovisberge - See Schwantes, Cultivation of the Mesembryanthemaceae, fig. 43 (n.d. 1954)
L. karasmontana subsp. eberlanzii
Kuibisensis
L. kuibisensis Dint. (1933)
L. shwantesii subsp. schwantesii var. schwantesii
Kuibusana
L. kuibusana - nomen nudem - error for L. kuibisensis
Kunjasensis
L. kunjasensis Dint. (1928)
L. schwantesii var. kunjasensis (Dint.) H.W. de Boer
L. schwantesii subsp. schwantesii var. urikosensis
Kuruman
A non-distinctive local form of L. aucampiae subsp. aucampiae var. aucampiae
Lactea
L. lactea Schick & Tisch, (1933)
L. julii (Dint. & Schwant.) N.E. Br. subsp. julii
Lactinea
L. fulviceps (N.E. Br.) N.E. Br. var. lactinea D.T. Cole
Lateritia
L. lateritia Dint. (1928)
L. karasmontana var. mickbergensis Dint.) H.W. de Boer (1961)
Leaneana, Leaniana
L. leaneana, L. leaniana E. Hepworth - illiteracies for L. erniana
Lericheana
L. karasmontana Dint. & Schwant.) N.E. Br. subsp. karasmontana var. lericheana Dint. & Schwant. (1925)
Lesliei
Mesem. lesliei N.E. Br. (1912)
Mesem. ferrugineum Schwant. (1922)
L. orpenii L. Bol. - nomen nudem
L. lesliei var. luteoviridis H.W. de Boer (1962)
L. lesliei var. applanata H.W. de Boer (1962)
L. lesliei (N.E. Br.) N.E. Br. (1922)
Littlewoodii
L. julii var. littlewoodii H.W. de Boer (1963)
L. julii subsp. julii (1973)
Localis
L. localis sensu H.W. de Boer (1954)
L. terricolor N.E. Br.
Cole, D. T. (1985). Lithops localis (N.E.Br.) Schwant.—Vindicated. British Cactus & Succulent Journal, 3(2), 43–46. JSTOR
Loganiae
L. loganiae L. Bol. - nomen nudem
L. aucampiae subsp. aucampiae var. aucampiae
Lutea
L. hookeri (Berg.) Schwant. var. lutea (H.W. de Boer) D.T. Cole (1988)
Luteoviridis
L. lesliei var. luteoviridis H.W. de Boer (1962)
L. lesliei subsp. lesliei (1973)
Lydiae
L. lydiae Jacobs. - authors name corrected - nomen nudem
L. fulviceps var. fulviceps (1961)
Maculata
L. olivacea var. maculata H.W. de Boer & B.K. Boom (1967)
L. olivacea var. olivacea
Malachite
L. salicola acf 'Malachite'
Maraisii
L. lesliei var. maraisii H.W. de Boer 1962
L. lesliei subsp. lesliei var. venteri (1973)
Margarethae
L. vallis-mariae var. margarethae H.W. de Boer (1969)
L. vallis-mariae (1973)
Marginata
L. marginata G.C. Nel (1974)
L. turbiniformis sensu N.E. Brown var. marginata (G.C. Nel) D.T. Cole (1975)
L. hookeri (Berg.) var. marginata (G.C. Nel) D.T. Cole (1988)
Marginatum
Mesem. marginatum Marl. (1910) - incorrect name
L. optica
Mariae
L. lesliei (N.E. Br.) N.E. Br. var. mariae D.T. Cole (1970)
L. lesliei (N.E. Br.) N.E. Br. subsp. lesliei var. mariae D.T. Cole
Marlothii
L. marlothii N.E. Br. (1926)
Conophytum pellucidum (N.E. Br.) Schwant.
Marmorata
Mesem. marmoratum N.E. Br. (1920)
L. diutina L. Bol. (1932)
L. framesii L. Bol. (1930)
L. umdausensis L. Bol. (1932)
L. marmorata (N.E. Br.) N.E. Br. (1922)
Marthae
L. marthae Loesch. & Tisch. (1936)
L. schwantesii var. marthae (Loesch. & Tisch.) D.T. Cole (1973)
L. dinteri car. marthae (Loesch. ∓ Tisch) B. Fearne (1970)
L. marthae (Loesch. ∓ Tisch) B. Fearne (1935) - nomen nudem
L. inornata Dint. (1935)
L. schwantesii Dint. subsp. schwantesii var. marthae (Loesch. & Tisch.) D.T. Cole
Maughanii
L. maughanii N.E. Br. (1929)
L. julii subsp. fulleri var. fulleri
Mennellii
L. mennellii L. Bol. (1937)
L. bromfieldii var. mennellii (L. Bol.) B. Fearn (1970)
Meyeri
L. meyeri L. Bol. (1932)
Mickbergensis
L. mickbergensis Dint. (1928)
L. karasmontana var. mickbergensis (DInt.) H.W. de Boer (1961)
L. jacobseniana Schwant. (1955) - name invalid
L. lateritia Dint. (1928)
L. summitatum Dint. (1927)
L. karasmontana subsp. karasmontana var. karasmontana - see G.C. Nel, Lithops 177 (1946), and D.T Cole in Excelsa 3: 60 (1973)
Minor
L. lesliei (N.E. Br.) N.E. Br. subsp. lesliei var. minor H.W. de Boer
Multipunctata
L. dinteri Schwant. subsp. multipunctata (H.W. de Boer) D.T. Cole (1988)
Mundtii
L. mundtii Schwant. (1927)
L. pseudotruncatella var. mundtii (Tisch.) Jacobs (1961)
L. pseudotruncatella subsp. pseudotruncatella var. pseudotruncatella D.T. Cole (1973)
Namib
L. namib W. Triebner
L. lydiae - not valid
L. fulviceps var. fulviceps
Namibiensis
L. erniana var. namibiensis E.E. Fritz - nomen nudem
L. karasmontana subsp. eberlanzii (1985)
Naureeniae
L. naureniae D.T. Cole (1980)
Nebrownii
L. olivacea L. Bol. var. nebrownii D.T. Cole (1988)
Nelii
L. nelii Schwant. (1939)
L. ruschiorum var. nelii (Schwant.) H.W. de Boer (1961)
L. ruschiorum subsp. nelii (Schwant.) Schwant. - nomen nudem
L. ruschiorum var. ruschiorum D.T. Cole (1973)
Nova (1)
L. optica var. nova W. Triebner (1955) - nomen nudem
L. optica var. minor - nomen nudem
L. optica
Nova (2)
L. trieneri f. nova W. Triebner L. schwantesii subsp. schwantesii var. schwantesii
Nutpustdriftensis
L. schwantesii var. nutpustdriftensis H.W. de Boer (1964)
L. schwantesii subsp. schwantesii var. urikosensis
Nutwerk
L. schwantesii subsp. schwantesii var. urikosensis cv. 'Nutwerk' Steven Hammer (1999)
Ochracea
L. fulleri var. ochracea H.W. de Boer (1962)
L. hallii H.W. de Boer var. ochracea (H.W. de Boer) D.T. Cole (1969)
Olivacea
L. olivacea L. Bol. (1929)
Opakamisumi
L. karasmontana var. opakamisumi E.E. Fritz
L. karasmontana subsp. karasmontana var. karasmontana
Opalina
L. opalina Dint. (1927)
L. karasmontana var. opalina (Dint.) H.W. de Boer & B.K. Boom (1961)
L. karasmontana subsp. opalina (Dint.) Schwant. (1957) - Name invalid
L. karasmontana subsp. karasmontana var. karasmontana D.T. Cole (1973)
Optica
L. optica var. minor Jacobs. (1960) - not valid
L. optica var. nova W. Triebner (1955) - not valid
L. elevata L. Bol. (1932)
L. optica (Marl.) N.E. Br. (1922)
Orpenii
l. orpenii L. Bol. - nomen nudem
L. lesliei subsp. lesliei var. lesliei
Ortendahlii
Mesem. ortendahlii - nomen nudem
L. fulviceps var. fulviceps
Otzeniana
L. otzeniana G.C. Nel (1937)
Pale Yellow Flower
L. marmorata var. marmorata 'Pale Yellow Flower' - appeared on Frik du Plooy's seed-list, but does not seem to have been published.
Pallid
Pallid form - a non-distinctive local form of L. pseudotruncatella subsp. pseudotruncatella var. pseudotruncatella
Pallida
L. julii var. pallida,/i> Tisch. (1935) - not valid
L. julii subsp. julii
Parva
L. parva N.E. Br. - nomen nudem
L. olivacea var. olivacea
Peersii
L. peersii L. Bol. (1930)
L. localis sensu H.W. de Boer & B.K. Boom var. peersii (L. Bol.) H.W. de Boer (1961)
L. terricolor N.E. Br. D.T. Cole (1985)
Peppermint Crème
L. julii subsp. julii acf 'Peppermint Crème D.T. Cole (1985)
Petersburg
Petersburg form - a non-distinctive local form of L. lesliei subsp. lesliei var. lesliei
Pillansii
L. pillansii L. Bol. (1929)
L. ruschiorum var. ruschiorum (1935)
Pink Flower
L. karasmontana subsp. eberlanzii 'Pink Flower' - appeared on Frik du Plooy's seed-list in 1997 and is apparently derived from C147. Not been formally published.
Plaia
L. salicola var. plaia E. Hepworth - most likely a spelling error.
Plena
L. herrei var. plena L. Bol. (1932)
L. herrei D.T. Cole (1973)
Polepsky Smaragd
L. marmorata var. marmorata acf 'Polepsky Smaragd' P. Pavelka (1996)
Prince Albert
Prince Albert form - A non-distinctive local form of L. terricolor
Pseudotruncatella
M. pseudotruncatellum Berg. (1920)
L. alpina Dint. (1927)
L. mundtii Tisch. (1926)
L. pseudotruncatella var. alta Tisch. (1926)
L. pseudotruncatella (Berg.) N.E. Br. (1922)
Pulmonunclula
L. pseudotruncatella f. pulmonunclula Dint. (1933)
L. pseudotruncatella var. pulmonunclula Dint. (1935)
L. pseudotruncatella subsp. dendritica D.T. Cole (1973)
Purper
L. karasmontana subsp. eberlanzii cv. 'Purper' - appeared in Frik du Plooy's seed-list for 1997, and was reportedly derived from C369. Does not seem to have been formally published.
Red
L. karasmontana subsp. karasmontana var. lericheana 'Red' - appeared in frik du Plooy's seed-list for 1997, and was reportedly derived from C329. Does not seem to have been formally published.
Red-Brown
Red-brown form - a non-distinctive local form of L. hookeri var. marginata
Red Olive
L. olivacea var. nebrownii acf 'Red Olive' Steven Hammer (1999)
Reticulata (1)
L. julii var. reticulata Tisch. (1961)
L. julii subsp. julii (1973)
Reticulata (2)
L. salicola var. reticulata H.W. de Boer (1960) - probably a natural hybrid of L. hallii var. hallii x L. salicola.
Riehmerae
L. edithiae Jacobsen (1955)
L. pseudotruncatella (Berg.) N.E. Br. var. edithiae H.W. de Boer & B.K. Boom (1961)
L. pseudotruncatella (Berg.) N.E. Br. var. riehmerae D.T. Cole (1984)
Roessing
L. roessing - known only from a note in the Bates Papers in Gordon Rowley's library. Presumably this is L. ruschiorum var. ruschiorum which occurs in the vicinity of Roessing (Rössing), Namibia.
Rosea
L. olivacea var. rosea H. van Donkelaar
L. olivacea var. nebrownii
Rose of Texas
L. verruculosa var. verruculosa cv. 'Rose of Texas' Steven Hammer (1995)
Rouxii
L. julii (Dint. & Schwant.) N.E. Br. subsp. fulleri (N.E. Br.) B. Fearn var. rouxii (H.W. de Boer) D.T. Cole (1964)
Ruberoid
Name was listed by Vincent Formosa, but with no further information.
Rubra
Mesem. opticum Tisch. (1925)
L. optica var. rubra (Tisch.) Tisch (1928)
L. optica (Marl.) N.E. Br. acf 'Rubra'
Rubragold
L. optica acf 'Rubragold' - yellow-flowering form of L. optica acf 'Rubra'
Rubrobrunnea
L. lesliei (N.E. Br.) N.E. Br. subsp. lesliei var. rubrobrunnea H.W. de Boer
L. lesliei var. rubrobrunnea H.W. de Boer (1962)
Rubroroseus
L. bromfieldii var. glaudinae 'Rubroroseus' - appeared on Frik du Plooy's seed-list for 1997 and relates to colony C393. It is apparently a red form, but no description was supplied and it does not seem to have been formally published.
Rugosa
L. schwantesii Dint. subsp. schwantesii var. rugosa (Dint.) H.W. de Boer & B.K Boom
L. rugosa Dint. (1950)
L. schwantesii var. rugosa (Dint.) H.W. de Boer & B.K. Boom (1961)
Runicula
L. runicula E. Hepworth, a non-existent species, name was most likely spelt incorrectly.
Ruschiana
L ruschiana (Dint.) N.E. Br. (1926) - invalid name
L. ruschiorum var. ruschiorum D.T. Cole (1973)
Ruschii
Mesem. ruschii Dint. & Schwant. - invalid name
L. ruschiorum var. ruschiorum D.T. Cole (1973)
Ruschiorum
L. ruschiorum (Dint. & Schwant.) N.E. Br. (1926)
Mesem. (Lithops) ruschiorum Dint & Schwant. (1925)
Mesem. ruschii Dint. & Schwant. - invalid name
L. ruschiana (Dint.) N.E. Br. - invalid name
L. nelii Schwant. (1939)
L. pillansii L. Bol. (1929)
L. ruschiorum subsp. stiepelmannii Schwant. (1957) - invalid name
Salicola
L. salicola L. Bol. (1936)
Sato's Violet
L. salicola 'Sato's Violet'
L. salicola acf 'Bacchus'
Schickiana
L. schickiana - non-valid name, a Lithops that was mentioned by Dinter in 1928, but not enough information available for it to be a valid species.
Schlucht Helmeringhausen
L. sp. Schlucht Helmeringhausen W.Triebner
L. kunjasensis
L. schwantesii subsp. schwantesii var. urikosensis
Schwantesii
L. schwantesii Dint. (1928)
L. kuibisensis Dint. (1933)
L. triebneri L. Bol. (1933)
L. gulielmi L. Bol. (1937)
Shimada's Apricot
L. hookeri var. marginata acf 'Shimada's Apricot' Y. Shimada (2000)
Signalberg
Signalberg form - a non-distinctive local form of L. karasmontana subsp. karasmontana var. karasmontana
Silmata
L. bella var. silmata E. Hepworth - non-existent species, most likely another species name misspelt.
Silver Reed
L. ruschiorum var. ruschiorum acf 'Silver Reed'
Silver Spurs
L. terricolor acf 'Silver Spurs' D.T. Cole (1985)
L. sisvalbecs a mutilant from Signalberg, a locality for L. karasmontana subsp. karasmontana var. karasmontana
Smokey Peach
A Lithops advertised by Parkways Lithops, Uk, which had no further details.
Snowcap
See 'Storm's Snowcap'
Soapstone
See 'Green Soapstone'
Sociorum
L. sociorum - plants from a colony discovered during a joint expedition by Bernard Carp, Harry Hall and William Triebner.
L. schwantesii subsp. schwantesii var. schwantesii
L. speciosa E. Hepworth - probably misspelt, species does not exist.
Speckled Gold
L. terricolor acf 'Speckled Gold' D.T. Cole (1985)
Splendido
L. herrei acf 'Splendido' G.M. Piclone (2001)
Split Pea
L. pseudotruncatella subsp. archerae acf 'Split Pea' Steven Hammer (1995)
Steineckeana
L. steineckeana Tisch. (1951). Almost certainly a hybrid produced in cultivation according to D.T. Cole.
Stiepelmanni
L. ruschiorum subsp. stiepelmanni Schwant. (1957) - name invalid
L. ruschiorum var. ruschiorum D.T. Cole (1973)
Storm's Albinigold
L. lesliei subsp. lesliei var. lesliei acf 'Storm's Albinigold' D.T. Cole (1985)
Storm's Snowcap
L. aucampiae subsp. aucampiae var. aucampiae acf 'Storm's Snowcap' D.T. Cole (1985)
Streyi
L. streyi Schwant. (1951)
L. gracilidelineata subsp. gracilidelineata var. gracilidelineata Jacobsen (1955)
Subfenestrata
L. hookeri (Berg.) Schwant. var. subfenestrata (H.W. de Boer) D.T. Cole (1988)
L. turbiniformis sensu N.E. Br. var. subfenestrata
L. turbiniformis sensu N.E. Br. var. brunneo-violacea H.W. de Boer(1964)
Sulphurea
L. bromfieldii var, insularis (L. Bol.) B. Fearn acf 'Sulphurea' D.T. Cole (1985)
Summitatum
L. summitatum Dint. (1927)
L. karasmontana var. summitatum (Dint.) H.W. de Boer & B.K. Boom (1961)
L. karasmontana subsp. karasmontana var. karasmontana D.T. Cole (1973)
Sunstone
L. 'sunstone' has been offered on UK seed-lists, it is believed to be a hybrid resulting from crossing various forms of L. karasmontana subsp. karasmontana, and has white flowers. It does not seem to have been validly published.
Susannae
L. hookeri (Berg.) Schwant. var. susannae D.T. Cole (1970)
Talisman
Apparently a hybrid of L. pseudotruncatella, L. gracilidelineata, and perhaps others. It has yellow flowers.
Tapscottii
L. fulleri var. tapscottii L. Bol. (July 1939) - according to D.T. Cole the taxon has not been collected again since 1929, and it does not exist in cultivation.
L. julii subsp. fulleri
Terricolor
L. terricolor N.E. Br. (1922)
L. localis sensu H.W. de Boer (1954)
L. peersi L. Bol. (1929)
Tischeri
L. karasmontana (Dint. & Schwant.) N.E. Br. subsp. karasmontana var. tischeri
L. fossulifera Tisch. (1955) - not a valid name
Translucens
L. translucens L. Bol. (1932)
L. herrei Jacobsen (1935)
Triebneri
L. triebneri L. Bol. (1933)
L. schwantesii var. triebneri (L. Bol) H.W. de Boer & B.K. Boom (1961)
L. schwantesii subsp. schwantesii var. schwantesii (1973)
Truncatellum (1)
Mesem. truncatellum Haw. (1803) - During the 19th and early 20th centuries there was much confusion between the taxon (which was probably a species of Conophytum) and Mesem. truncatum Thunb. and at least two other species of Mesem. which are now classified as Lithops, namely l. hookeri and L. pseudotruncatella.
Truncatellum (2)
Mesem. truncatellum Hook. (not of Haworth) (1874).
Truncatellum (3)
Mesem. truncatellum Dint. (not of Haworth) (1900)
L. pseudotruncatella
Truncatum
Mesem. truncatum Thunb. (1800) - Both L. lesliei and Mesem. turbiniforme were incorrectly attributed to this taxon by early writers on Lithops.
Conophytum truncatum (Thunb.) N.E. Br.
Turbiniforme (1)
Mesem. turbiniforme Haw. (not of N.E. Br.) in Rev. Plant. Succ. 84 (1821)
Species non saltis cognita.
Turbiniforme (2)
Mesem. turbiniforme sensu N.E. Brown in J. Linn. Soc. 45: 137 (1920), and in Gard. Chron. 70: 250 (12 Nov. 1921)
L. hookeri
Cole, D. T. (1971). WILLIAM JOHN BURCHELL’S LITHOPS. The National Cactus and Succulent Journal, 26(1), 12–17. JSTOR
Turbiniformis
L. turbiniformis sensu N.E. Brown in Gard. Chron. 71: 55 (4 Feb. 1922). See also G.C. Nel, Lithops 150-53, pl. 38, 38A (n.d. 1946)
L. hookeri
Typica
L. julii var. typica Tisch. (1957) - not a valid name
L. julii subsp. julii
Umdausensis
L. umdausensis L. Bol. (1932)
L. marmorata var. marmorata - see Nel, Lithops 178 (n.d. 1946)Upingtonensis
L. upingtonensis L. Bol - nomen nudem
L. bromfieldii var. bromfieldii
Urikosensis
L. schwantesii Dint. var. urikosensis (Dint.) H.W. de Boer & B.K. Boom (1961)
L. urikosensis Dint. (1928)
L. christinae H.W. de Boer (1958)
L. schwantesii var. nutputsdriftensis H.W. de Boer (1964)
Ursulae
L. ursulae G. Oesterreich (1937)
L. jacobseniana Schwant.
L. karasmontana subsp. karasmontana var. karasmontana
Valley Girl
L. vallis-mariae (Dint. & Schwant.) N.E. Br. acf 'Valley Girl' Steven Hammer (1995)
Vallis-Mariae
L. vallis-mariae (Dint. & Schwant.) N.E. Br. (1926)
L. vallis-mariae var. margarethae H.W. de Boer (1969)
Vanzylii
L. vanzylii L. Bol. (1932)
Dinteranthus vanzylii (L. Bol.) Schwant. (1950)
Venteri
L. venteri G.C. Nel (1940)
L. lesliei var. venteri (G.C. Nel) H.W. de Boer & B.K. Boom (1961)
L. lesliei var. maraisii H.W. de Boer (1962)
L. lesliei (N.E. Br.) N.E. Br. subsp. lesliei var. venteri
Verdigris
L. verruculosa var. verruculosa acf 'Verdigris' Steven Hammer (1995)
Vermiculate
Vermiculate form - a non-distinctive local form of L. hookeri var. hookeri
Verruculosa
L. verruculosa G.C. Nel (1943)
Villetii
L. villetii L. Bol. (1950)
Violetta
L. terricolor acf 'Violetta', published as L. localis cv. 'Violetta' Steven Hammer (1995)
Viridis
L. viridis H. Lückh. (1958)
L. comptonii var. viridis (Lückh.) B. Fearn (1970)
Vivid Green
A Lithops advertised by Parkways Lithops, UK. No further information was mentioned.
Vlei Helmeringhausen
L. sp. Vlei Helmeringhausen W. Triebner
L. schwantesii subsp. schwantesii var. schwantesii
Volkii
L. pseudotruncatella (Berg.) subsp. volkii (H.W. de Boer & B.K. Boom) D.T. Cole (1988)
L. pseudotruncatella var. volkii Schwant. ex H.W. de Boer & B.K. Boom (1961)
L. volkii Schwant. (1955)
Waldroniae
L. gracilidelineata Dint. subsp. gracilidelineata var. waldroniae H.W. de Boer
Warrenton
Warrenton form - a non-distinctive local form of L. lesliei subsp. lesliei var. lesliei
Weberi
L. comptonii L. Bol. var. weberi (G.C. Nel) D.T. Cole (1973)
Werneri
L. werneri Schwant. & Jacobs. (1951)
Whitefield
L. bromfieldii var. bromfieldii cv. 'Whitefield', apparently proposed by Steven Hammer in 1994 for what was subsequently published by Y. Shimada as L. bromfieldii var. bromfieldii acf 'White Nymph'.
White Lady
See Fritz's White Lady
White Nymph
L. bromfieldii var. bromfieldii acf 'White Nymph' Y. Shimada (2002)
Witblom (1)
L. lesliei (N.E. Br.) N.E. Br. subsp. lesliei var. minor H.W. de Boer acf 'Witblom' D.T. Cole (1985)
Witblom (2)
L. schwantesii var. urikosensis 'Witblom' appeared in Frik du Plooy's seed-list in 1997. It was never formally published.
Witkop (1)
See Ernst's Witkop
Witkop (2)
L. sp. Witkop W. Triebner
L. pseudotruncatella subsp. groendrayensis
Witputzensis
L. erniana var. witputzensis H.W. de Boer (1964)
L. karasmontana subsp. eberlanzii D.T. Cole (1973)
Yellow Green Form
L. otzeniana cv. 'Yello Green Form', mentioned in Y. Shimada, 160 (2001, does not appear to be validly published. It is not sure how this differs from acf 'Aquamarine'.
Zorro
L. dorotheae cv. 'Zorro'. Apparently not yet formally published. Mentioned in Steven Hammer's Lithops, 57, 59 (1999)