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Carpanthea pomeridiana (L.) N.E.Br.

Species

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Characteristics

Annual to 20 cm, with softly hairy-papillate stems. Leaves flat, slightly succulent, margins with hair-like papillae. Flowers yellow, calyx with hair-like papillae. Fruits hygrochastic, expanding keels well developed, breaking into mericarps seed bags incomplete.
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Leaves 5–11 cm long, 1–2 cm wide. Pedicels 4–9 cm long, pubescent. Flowers c. 5 cm diam.
A succulent plant. It grows each year from seeds.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality -
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
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Environment

It is a subtropical plant. It grows in sandy places along shores.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity 2-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 11-12

Usage

The leaves are cooked and eaten. They are used in stews. The fruit are also used as a vegetable.
Uses medicinal
Edible fruits leaves
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 7 - 14
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
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Images

Carpanthea pomeridiana unspecified picture

Distribution

Carpanthea pomeridiana world distribution map, present in Australia and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID -
WFO ID wfo-0000588248
COL ID RF7F
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Mesembryanthemum pilosum Carpanthea pilosa Carpanthea pomeridiana Carpanthea calendulacea Mesembryanthemum candollei Macrocaulon candollei Mesembryanthemum pomeridianum Mesembryanthemum calendulaceum Mesembryanthemum calendulaceum Mesembryanthemum glabrum Mesembryanthemum helianthoides Mesembryanthemum pomeridianum var. andrewsii Mesembryanthemum pomeridianum var. curtisii Mesembryanthemum pomeridianum var. glabrum
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