Mesembryanthemum tortuosum

Mesembryanthemum tortuosum

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. Phyllobolus
Sectio: Mesembryanthemum sect. Planifolia
Species: Mesembryanthemum tortuosum

Name

Mesembryanthemum tortuosum L., 1753.

Synonyms

• Mesembryanthemum aridum Moench
• Mesembryanthemum concavum Haw.
• Pentacoilanthus tortuosus (N.E. Br.) F. Rappa & V. Camarrone
• Phyllobolus tortuosus (L.) V. Bittrich
• Sceletium boreale L. Bol.
• Sceletium compactum L. Bol.
• Sceletium concavum (Haw.) Schwant.
• Sceletium concavum Schwant.
• Sceletium framesii L. Bol.
• Sceletium gracile L. Bol.
• Sceletium joubertii L. Bol.
• Sceletium namaquense L. Bol.
• Sceletium namaquense var. subglobosum L. Bol.
• Sceletium ovatum L. Bol.
• Sceletium tortuosum (L.) N. E. Br.
• Sceletium tugwelliae L. Bol.

Distribution

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

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 487. Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2018. Mesembryanthemum tortuosum. 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. 11. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Mesembryanthemum tortuosum. Published online. Accessed: Jul. 11 2018.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Mesembryanthemum tortuosum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Jul. 11. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2018. Mesembryanthemum tortuosum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 Jul. 2018.

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