Carpobrotus mellei (L.Bolus) L.Bolus

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Aizoaceae > Ruschioideae > Carpobrotus

Characteristics

Receptacle top-shaped, tapering into pedicel. Succulent perennial with trailing stems to 1.5 m long. Leaves ± straight, 8-18 mm diam. Flowers pink or magenta, 50-80 mm diam., stigmas overtopping stamens, receptacle top-shaped, tapering into pedicel. Fruits clavate, bicarinate when still green.
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A succulent plant. It keeps growing from year to year. The stems are trailing and 1.5 m long. The leaves are almost straight and 8-18 mm wide. The flowers are pink.
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It is a subtropical plant. It grows on sandstone slope.
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Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible fruits
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Images

Carpobrotus mellei unspecified picture

Distribution

Carpobrotus mellei world distribution map, present in South Africa

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WFO ID wfo-0000588271
COL ID RG7Q
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Synonyms

Mesembryanthemum mellei Carpobrotus pageae Carpobrotus pillansii Carpobrotus mellei