Mesembryanthemum tenuiflorum Jacq.

Species

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

Characteristics

Succulent geophyte, with thick rootstock, stems prostrate and weakly lignified, corky basally, short, flowering stems longer. Leaves opposite and 4-ranked below inflorescence, alternate, subcylindrical, narrowly ovate, with large-tipped or hair-like epidermal bladder-cells, especially on receptacle and pedicel. Flowers up to 40 mm diam., greenish yellow to yellow or with greyish pink outer petals. Fruit 5-locular.
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Distribution

Mesembryanthemum tenuiflorum world distribution map, present in South Africa

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WFO ID wfo-0000370683
COL ID 3ZZCY
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Synonyms

Mesembryanthemum tenuiflorum Aridaria longituba Mesembryanthemum olivaceum Nycteranthus tenuiflorus Phyllobolus tenuiflorus Aridaria macrosiphon Aridaria peersii Prenia olivacea Sphalmanthus longitubus Sphalmanthus macrosiphon Sphalmanthus nanus Sphalmanthus olivaceus Sphalmanthus tenuiflorus Nycteranthus longitubus Nycteranthus macrosiphon Nycteranthus peersii