Taxon:  Lithops karasmontana (Dinter & Schwantes) N. E. Br. subsp. bella (N. E. Br.) D. T. Cole



Summary
Genus:
Lithops
Family:
Aizoaceae
Subfamily:
Ruschioideae
Tribe:
Ruschieae
Nomen number:
462023
Place of publication:
Lithops - fl. stones 217.  1988
Verified:
11/17/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Lithops karasmontana (Dinter & Schwantes) N. E. Br. (0 active accession[s])
Lithops karasmontana (Dinter & Schwantes) N. E. Br. subsp. eberlanzii (Dinter & Schwantes) D. T. Cole (0 active accession[s])
Lithops karasmontana (Dinter & Schwantes) N. E. Br. subsp. karasmontana (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Lithops bella N. E. Br.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1520.
  2. Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
  3. Hartmann, H. E. K., ed. 2001. Illustrated handbook of succulent plants: Aizoaceae A-E & Aizoaceae F-Z F-Z:125.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaNamibia  Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
2Cultivated    also cult. 
Native
Africa
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: Namibia
Cultivated (also cult.)

Reference(s)
  1. Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamentalas Lithops bellaWalters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora. Note: as Lithops bella
Environmentalornamentalas Lithops bellaEncke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage Note: as Lithops bella
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=462023. Accessed 28 October 2026.