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Lithops (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. GC 1922: 44, 1926: 80; Nel n.d. [1946]; Fearn 1981; Heine 1986; Cole 1988, 1997, Cole & Cole 2001 In: Hartmann 2001: 114–135; 2005; Typus L. lesliei (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. designated by Brown GC 1926: 80 Etym Gk lithos, stone, −ops, face or appearance, referring to the resemblance of the faces or top surfaces of the plants to the stones among which they typically grow.

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Cole, D.T., Cole, N.A. (2017). Lithops Ruschioideae . In: Hartmann, H. (eds) Aizoaceae. Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-49260-4_81

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