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Mesembryanthemum aitonis Jacq.
Group |
Dicot |
Family |
Aizoaceae |
Genus |
Mesembryanthemum |
Species |
Mesembryanthemum aitonis Jacq. |
Notes |
Prostrate or ascending annual or biennial, up to 0.4 m high, internodes terete. Leaves succulent, flat, ovate to lanceolate-spathulate, glassy bladder cells on leaf surface, margins may turn red. Flowers white or pale yellow, sometimes tinged pink at apex. Capsules pale golden-brown, 4- or 5-locular, valve wings indexed over valves. |
Check for more information on the species:
| African Plants Database | Names, synonymy and distribution |
| Global Plant Initiative | Digitized type specimens, descriptions and use |
| Tropicos | Nomenclature, literature, distribution and collections |
| GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| IPNI | International Plant Names Index |
| EOL | Descriptions, photos, distribution and literature |
| Google Images | Images |
| Flora of Mozambique | Online Flora |
| Flora of Zimbabwe | Online Flora |
| Flora Zambesiaca | Online Flora |
| Photo Guide to Plants of Southern Africa | Online Flora |
| PROTA | Uses |
| Prelude | Medicinal uses |