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Mesembryanthemum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Aizoaceae, indigenous to southern Africa. As with many members of that family, it is characterized by long-lasting flower heads. As with many members of that family, it is characterized by long-lasting flower heads.
[7] [8] It was later transferred from Mesembryanthemum to Dorotheanthus and then to Cleretum. It has been synonymized with five species initially described in Mesembryanthemum (e.g. Mesembryanthemum criniflorum) and nine originally described in Dorotheanthus (e.g. Dorotheanthus ulularis). [1]
Mesembryanthemum guerichianum seedling, showing the epidermal bladder cells that inspired the name "ice plant". Pronunciation of the South African colloquial name, Vygie, for Aizoaceae. The family Aizoaceae is widely recognised by taxonomists. It once went by the botanical name "Ficoidaceae", now disallowed.
Mesembryanthemum crystallinum grows creeping stems, from 20–60 centimetres (8– 23 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches) in length. [2] The leaves are 2–10 cm (3 ⁄ 4 –4 in) long. [2] It flowers from March to October. [2] The many-petalled flowers, 2.5 cm (1 in) across, [2] open in the morning and close at night, and are pollinated by insects. [3]
Mesembryanthemum cordifolium, formerly known as Aptenia cordifolia, is a species of succulent plant in the iceplant family. It is a creeping plant that forms a carpet of flat-growing perennial herbs in groups on the ground from a base. [1] The genus name means middle-embryo flower in reference to the position of the ovary in the flower.
Delosperma ('delos'=evident, 'sperma'=seed) is a genus of around 170 species of succulent plants, formerly included in Mesembryanthemum in the family Aizoaceae. It was defined by English botanist N. E. Brown in 1925. [2] The genus is common in southern and eastern Africa, with a few species in Madagascar, Reunion island, Yemen and Saudi Arabia.
Mesembryanthemum croceum Malephora crocea is a species of succulent perennial flowering plant in the ice plant family known by the common names ' coppery mesemb ' and ' red ice plant '. It is native to Southern Africa but is grown in many other regions of the world, primarily as an ornamental plant , but also as a fireproof groundcover .
Mesembryanthemum namibense, synonym Brownanthus namibensis, is a species of flowering plant in the family Aizoaceae. It is endemic to Namibia. [2]