Mesembryanthemum splendens L.

Species

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

Characteristics

Erect, succulent shrub, 0.3-1 m tall, with woody stems. Leaves persistent, opposite and 4-ranked below inflorescence, otherwise alternate, almost cylindrical, narrowly ovate, with small epidermal bladder-cells. Flowers 1-3(-5), 30-40 mm diam., cream, pale pink, pale salmon or pale yellow, filamentous staminodes present, reproductive parts not concealed. Fruit 5-locular.
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Like M. baylissii but taller, to 1 m, and leaves becoming alternate in inflorescence.
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Distribution

Mesembryanthemum splendens world distribution map, present in South Africa

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WFO ID wfo-0000370513
COL ID 6RBV7
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Synonyms

Mesembryanthemum splendens Phyllobolus splendens Sphalmanthus splendens Nycteranthus splendens Aridaria splendens Pentacoilanthus splendens Perapentacoilanthus splendens

Lower taxons

Mesembryanthemum splendens subsp. pentagonum Mesembryanthemum splendens subsp. splendens