Description originale
Smith, G. F., Laguna, E., Verloove, F. & Ferrer-Gallego, P. P. 2020. Aptenia ×vascosilvae (A. cordifolia × A. haeckeliana) (Aizoaceae), the new nothospecies from which the horticulturally popular cultivar Aptenia ‘Red Apple’ was derived. Phytotaxa, 441 (2) : 221–224 : 221

 

Formule hybride : Aptenia cordifolia x A. haeckeliana
     Références : Smith et al. (2020)

Orthographe : The epithet honours Vasco Manuel Almeida da Silva (2 July 1978, Évora, Portugal-) who studied at the Universidade de Évora, and is currently reading for a PhD degree at Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal; he has published nomenclatural novelties under 'Vasco Silva'. (IPNI)

Type : SPAIN. Valencia: El Saler, próximo La Kasba, 30SYJ3159, 2 m a.s.l., 10 February 2020, Laguna s.n. (holotype VAL!, isotype ABH!1 
     Références : Smith et al. (2020)