Drosanthemum speciosum

Drosanthemum speciosum

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Aizoaceae
Subfamilia: Ruschioideae
Tribus: Ruschieae
Genus: Drosanthemum
Species: Drosanthemum speciosum

Name

Drosanthemum speciosum (Haw.) Schwantes, Z. Sukkulentenk. 3: 30. 1927.

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Mesembryanthemum speciosum Haw., Observ. Mesembryanthemum 267. 1795.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional:Southern Africa South Africa (W-Cape Prov.) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Schwantes, G. 1927. Zur Systematik der Mesembrianthemen. Zeitschrift für Sukkulentenkunde 3: 14–30; 105–106 (Nachtrag). Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2018. Drosanthemum speciosum. 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. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Jul. 07. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Drosanthemum speciosum. Published online. Accessed: Jul. 07 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Drosanthemum speciosum in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Jul. 07.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Drosanthemum speciosum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 07 Jul. 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Version 1.1 Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 2015 12 27.

Vernacular names

English: Royal dewflower

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