Pseudolithos caput-viperae is a species of succulent plant in the genus Pseudolithos.[1] It is a small, leafless plant up to 15–40 millimetres (0.59–1.57 in) tall and either green or brownish. First discovered and described in the 1970s by botanists John Jacob Lavranos and Renato Bavazzano,[2] it is native to Somalia. The seedlings of the plant are identical to Pseudolithos migiurtinus, but start to branch after a year, making this the only member of Pseudolithos that is not just a single squat stem.[3] Its Latin species name means "snake head".[4]
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| P. caput-viperae in cultivation | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Pseudolithos |
| Species: | P. caput-viperae
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| Binomial name | |
| Pseudolithos caput-viperae Lavranos
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References
edit- ^ "Pseudolithos caput-viperae". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- ^ Vlk, Vitezslav (1997). "Observations on two species of Pseudolithos in habitat and cultivation". British Cactus & Succulent Journal. 15 (4): 209–212. ISSN 0264-3405. JSTOR 42793531.
- ^ Bally, P. R. O.; Horwood, F. K.; Lavranos, J. J. (1975). "A Monograph of the Genera Pseudolithos & Whitesloanea". The National Cactus and Succulent Journal. 30 (4): 88–93. ISSN 0027-8858. JSTOR 42792004.
- ^ Dortort, Fred (2014-11-19). The Timber Press Guide to Succulent Plants of the World: A Comprehensive Reference to More than 2000 Species. Timber Press. p. 194. ISBN 978-1-60469-357-7.
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