Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum

Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum

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
Subgenus: Mesembryanthemum subg. Mesembryanthemum
Sectio: Mesembryanthemum sect. Mesembryanthemum
Species: Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum

Name

Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum L., Sp. Pl.: 480 (1753).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Cryophytum nodiflorum (L.) L.Bolus, S. African Gard. 17: 327 (1927).
  • Gasoul nodiflorum (L.) Rothm., Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 15: 413 (1941).
• Heterotypic
  • Mesembryanthemum copticum L., Sp. Pl., ed. 2.: 688 (1762).
    • Stigmatocarpum copticum (L.) L.Bolus, S. African Gard. 17: 365 (1927).
  • Mesembryanthemum caducum Aiton, Hort. Kew. 2: 179 (1789).
    • Stigmatocarpum caducum (Aiton) L.Bolus, S. African Gard. 17: 326 (1927).
    • Psilocaulon caducum (Aiton) N.E.Br., Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 84: 254 (1928).
  • Cryophytum rogersii L.Bolus, S. African Gard. 18: 84 (1928).
  • Cryophytum cleistum L.Bolus, Notes Mesembryanthemum 2: 151 (1929).
  • Cryophytum gibbosum N.E.Br., Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 85: 84 (1929).
  • Mesembryanthemum inornatum L.Bolus, Notes Mesembryanthemum 3: 167 (1939).
  • Mesembryanthemum paucandrum L.Bolus, Notes Mesembryanthemum 3: 167 (1939).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Southwestern Europe Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal (introduced), Sardegna, Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia, Yugoslavia. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Western Sahara. Regional: Macaronesia Azores (introduced), Canary Islands, Madeira, Selvagens. Regional: West Tropical Africa Mauritania. Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces, Namibia. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai, Turkey. Regional: Arabian Peninsula Gulf States, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia. Continental: Australasia (introduced) Regional: Australia New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia. Continental: Northern America (introduced) Regional: Northeastern U.S.A. New Jersey. Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. California. Regional: Mexico Mexican Pacific Islands, Mexico Northwest. Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern South America Argentina South, Chile Central, Chile North (introduced). 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: 480. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 May 7. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 7 May 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum. Published online. Accessed: 7 May 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum. Accessed: 7 May 2023.
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2023 May 7.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.
• Swedish Museum of Natural History, only in Swedish

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Knotenblütige Mittagsblume
español: Bastoncil
suomi: Keskipäivänkukka
svenska: Gul isört

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