| Family | AIZOACEAE |
| Genus species | Conophytum truncatum (Thunb.) N.E.Br. |
| Bibliography | Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 71: 261 (1922) |
| Native Range | Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 400-1000m |
| Description | acaulescent, obconical, exactly truncate, sheaths thinly membranous, uppermost entire, at margins punctate, a little longer than glabrous, punctate glomus |
| Size | 3-5cm |
| Color | whitish |
| Bloom | early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | succulent subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Conophytum albertense (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. Conophytum brevitubum Lavis Conophytum cibdelum N.E.Br. Conophytum fimbriatum (Sond.) N.E.Br. Conophytum morganii Lavis Conophytum multipunctatum Tischer Conophytum orientale L. Conophytum parvipunctum Tischer Conophytum peersii Lavis Conophytum peersii var. multipunctatum (Tischer) Rawe Conophytum purpusii (Schwantes) N.E.Br. Conophytum renniei Lavis Conophytum spirale N.E.Br. Conophytum stegmannianum L.Bolus Conophytum steytlevillense Tischer Conophytum subglobosum Tischer Conophytum translucens N.E.Br. Conophytum truncatellum (Haw.) N.E.Br. Conophytum wagneriorum Schwantes Mesembryanthemum albertense N.E.Br. Mesembryanthemum familiare Schwantes Mesembryanthemum fimbriatum Sond. Mesembryanthemum malleoliforme Schwantes Mesembryanthemum minusculum Schwantes Mesembryanthemum purpusii Schwantes Mesembryanthemum truncatellum Haw. Mesembryanthemum truncatum Thunb. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa |