Mesembryanthemum geniculiflorum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

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

Name

Mesembryanthemum geniculiflorum L., Sp. Pl. 1: 481 (1753).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Aridaria geniculiflora (L.) N.E.Br., J. Bot. 66: 142 (1928).
  • Nycteranthus geniculiflorus (L.) Schwantes, Kakteen And. Sukk. 3: 50 (1952), nom. illeg.
  • Peratetracoilanthus geniculiflorus (L.) Rappa & Camarrone, Lav. Ist. Bot. Giard. Colon. Palermo, 18: 23 (1962), nom. inval.
  • Sphalmanthus geniculiflorus (L.) L.Bolus in H. Jacobsen, Sukkulent. Lex. 511 (1970), nom. inval.
  • Aptenia geniculiflora (L.) Bittrich ex Gerbaulet, Illustr. Handb. Succ. Pl.: Aizoaceae A-E: 67 (2001) [2002 publ. 2001]
• Heterotypic
  • Mesembryanthemum brachiatum Solander in Aiton, Hort. Kew. 2: 191 (1789).
  • Mesembryanthemum decussatum Thunb., Prodr. Pl. Cap.: 88 (1800).
    • Sphalmanthus decussatus (Thunb.) L.Bolus in H. Jacobsen, Sukkulent. Lex. 511 (1970), nom. inval.
  • Mesembryanthemum melanospermum A.Berger, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 629 (1922).
    • Psilocaulon melanospermum (A.Berger) N.E.Br., Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 84: 254 (1928).
    • Sphalmanthus melanospermus (A.Berger) Dinter & Schwantes, Gartenwelt 33: 69 (1929).
    • Phyllobolus melanospermus (A.Berger) Gerbaulet, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 119: 179 (1997).
  • Psilocaulon distinctum N.E.Br., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1929: 60 (1929).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces (Northern Cape, Eastern Cape), Namibia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 481. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Hartmann, H.E.K. (ed.) 2017. Illustrated handbook of succulent plants. Aizoaceae. Second edition. XLIX + 1312 pp. Springer, Berlin. ISBN 978-3-662-49258-1. Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Mesembryanthemum geniculiflorum. Accessed: 11 Jun 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Mesembryanthemum geniculiflorum. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jun 11. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Mesembryanthemum geniculiflorum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jun 11. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2021. Mesembryanthemum geniculiflorum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 Jun 2021.
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Mesembryanthemum geniculiflorum. Published online. Accessed: 11 Jun 2021.

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