Mesembryanthemum crystallinum

Mesembryanthemum crystallinum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG III (down to family level) Main Page Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Aizoaceae
Subfamilia: Mesembryanthemoideae
Genus: Mesembryanthemum
Species: Mesembryanthemum crystallinum

Name

Mesembryanthemum crystallinum L., Sp. Pl.: 480. 1753.

Synonyms

Homotypic

• Cryophytum crystallinum (L.) N.E.Br., Phillips, Gen. S. Afr. Fl. Pl. 245. 1926.
• Gasoul crystallinum (L.) Rothm., Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 15: 413. 1941.
• Pentacoilanthus crystallinus (L.) Rappa & Camarrone, Lav. Ist. Bot. Giard. Colon. Palermo, 14: 65. 1954.

Heterotypic

• Mesembryanthemum breve L.Bolus, Notes Mesembryanthemum (H.M.L. Bolus) 3: 167. 1939.
• Mesembryanthemum glaciale Haw., Suppl. Pl. Succ. 92. 1819.
• Cryophytum nanum N.E.Br., Gard. Chron., Ser. 3. 85. 84. 1929.
• Cryophytum parvum L.Bolus, Notes Mesembryanthemum (H.M.L. Bolus) 2: 98. 1929.

References

• Linnaeus, C. (1753) Species Plantarum, Tomus I: 480.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Mesembryanthemum crystallinum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed on 09-Oct-10.
• Swedish Museum of Natural History, only in Swedish
• Flore Electronique (2000-2009). Association Tela Botanica. Institut de Botanique, Montpellier. 2009 Oct 05 [1].

Vernacular names

English: Common Ice Plant, Crystalline Iceplant
svenska: Isört