Mesembryanthemum expansum L.

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Aizoaceae > Mesembryanthemoideae > Mesembryanthemum > Mesembryanthemum subg. Phyllobolus > Mesembryanthemum sect. Planifolia

Characteristics

Perennials. Leaves flat and broad. Dry leaves persistent and ‘skeletonized’ through lignified veins. Prostrate to sprawling perennial. Leaves not imbricate, tips recurved, to 65 mm long, bladder cells small. Flowers stalked, yellow, ±40 mm diam., filamentous staminodes concealing reproductive parts. Fruits 5-locular, with valve wings.
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Distribution

Mesembryanthemum expansum world distribution map, present in South Africa

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WFO ID wfo-0000370270
COL ID 4V4DD
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Synonyms

Mesembryanthemum expansum Sceletium expansum Sceletium regium Pentacoilanthus expansus