Reading plant names
e.g. Lithops dinteri subsp. dinteri var. dinteri 'Dintergreen'
| Lithops | - genus |
| dinteri | - species |
| subsp. or ssp. | - subspecies |
| var. or v. | - variety |
| '…' or cv. | - cultivated variety |
| "…" | - synonym (wrong use) |
| ex person | - from |
Further abbreviations
| aff. | - affinity |
| Hort. | - horticulture |
| sensu | - as seen by |
| s.n. | - without number (sine numero) |
| × | - a hybrid |
Abbreviations (field and collection numbers)
| Initial | Name | Note |
|---|---|---|
| ARM | Anthony R. Mitchell | UK |
| B&H | Barnhill & Hammer | |
| BATES | John Bates | UK |
| CM | Desmond T. Cole | Cole Mesemb number |
| CR | Chris Rodgerson | UK |
| DT | Derek Tribble | |
| EVJ | Ernst van Jaarsfeld | Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Cape Town, South Africa |
| F, FRITZ | Ernst Fritz | |
| GM | Gerhard Marx | |
| H, HH | Harry Hall | UK |
| HERRE | Hans Herre | South Africa |
| ISI | International Succulent Introductions | reference numbers |
| IVT | Instituut voor de Veredeling van Tuinbouwgewassen | Dutch plant breeding institute |
| JAH | J. Allen Hart | Cheshire, UK |
| KG | Karoo Gardens | |
| LAV | John J. Lavranos | |
| MAKIN | Bryan Makin | UK |
| MBB | M. Bruce Bayer | |
| MG | Mesa Garden | Belen, New Mexico, U.S.A. |
| MRO | Mat R. Opel | U.S.A. |
| NBG | National Botanical Gardens | Kirstenbosch, South Africa |
| PV | Petr Pavelka | Czech Republic |
| PVB | Peter V. Bruyns | |
| RR | Rolf Rawe | |
| SB | Steven Brack | Mesa Garden, Belen, New Mexico, U.S.A. |
| SH | Steven Hammer | U.S.A. |
| SL | Seymore Linden | California, U.S.A. |
| SUG | Stellenbosch University Gardens | |
| TS | Terry Smale | UK |
| UC, UCB | University of California at Berkeley | |
| VD | Huybrecht van Donkelaar |
More abbreviations
TL = type locality