Mesembryanthemum guerichianum
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Habit
25 Jun 2012
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Leaves
25 Jun 2012
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Angled stem
25 Jun 2012
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Flower
25 Jun 2012
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Flower
25 Jun 2012
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Habit
29 Jun 2015
| Family: | Mesembryanthemaceae |
| Full name: | Mesembryanthemum guerichianum Pax |
| ID status: | Fairly certain |
| Afrikaans common name(s): | Brakslaai, Volstruisslaai, Soutslaai, Namib brakvy |
| English common name(s): | Ice plant, Namib brakfig, Lizard plant, Wingstem vygie |
| Synonym(s): | Amoebophyllum guerichianum (Pax) N.E.Br. Cryophytum acuminatum L.Bolus Cryophytum alatum L.Bolus Cryophytum calycinum L.Bolus Cryophytum carinatum L.Bolus Cryophytum crassifolium L.Bolus Cryophytum fenchelii (Schinz) N.E.Br. Cryophytum framesii L.Bolus Cryophytum framesii L.Bolus var. laxum Cryophytum grandiflorum Dinter & Schwantes ex Range - (1934), non (Eckl. & Zeyh.) N.E.Br. (1928).-- nom.illegit. (ill.) Cryophytum grandifolium (Schinz) Dinter & Schwantes Cryophytum guerichianum (Pax) Schwantes Cryophytum karrooicum L.Bolus Cryophytum latisepalum L.Bolus Cryophytum maxwellii L.Bolus Cryophytum neilsoniae L.Bolus Cryophytum pentagonum L.Bolus Cryophytum roseum L.Bolus Cryophytum sessiliflorum L.Bolus Cryophytum setosum L.Bolus Cryophytum squamulosum L.Bolus Cryophytum subulatum L.Bolus Cryophytum truncatum L.Bolus Derenbergiella luisae Schwantes Mesembryanthemum alatum (L.Bolus) L.Bolus Mesembryanthemum crystallinum L. var. grandiflorum Eckl. & Zeyh. Mesembryanthemum fenchelii Schinz Mesembryanthemum grandiflorum Schinz ex Range Mesembryanthemum grandifolium Schinz Mesembryanthemum horridum Koutnik & Lavis Mesembryanthemum intransparens L.Bolus var. intransparens Mesembryanthemum intransparens L.Bolus var. laxum (L.Bolus) L.Bolus Mesembryanthemum karrooense L.Bolus Mesembryanthemum latisepalum (L.Bolus) L.Bolus Mesembryanthemum macrostigma L.Bolus Mesembryanthemum magniflorum L.Bolus Mesembryanthemum neilsoniae (L.Bolus) L.Bolus Mesembryanthemum parvipapillatum L.Bolus Mesembryanthemum perlatum Dinter Mesembryanthemum pingue L.Bolus Mesembryanthemum purpureoroseum L.Bolus Mesembryanthemum quinangulatum L.Bolus Mesembryanthemum rhodanthum L.Bolus Mesembryanthemum rubroroseum L.Bolus Mesembryanthemum sedentiflorum L.Bolus Mesembryanthemum setosum (L.Bolus) L.Bolus Mesembryanthemum squamulosum (L.Bolus) L.Bolus - non (Dinter) Dinter ex Range Mesembryanthemum subrigidum L.Bolus Mesembryanthemum subtereticaule L.Bolus |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: | Similar to M. crystallinum but with much larger flowers and angled stems. Mesembryanthemum guerichianum is easily recognized by its wet appearance and by its large spreading habit. The surface of the leaves look like beaded water droplets, hence the common name. The ice plant has large, white to cream-coloured flowers, often emphasized with a reddish tinge. The flowers open in bright sunlight and close at night. They are pollinated by honey-bees. Seeds are dispersed once the papery capsules produced, gradually disintegrate. Has larger flowers but smaller bladder cells compared to M. crystallinum. The stems of M. guerichianum are winged and those of M. crystallinum are not. (from za.ispot.org.uk website) |
| Link(s) |
African Plant Database
JSTOR Plant Science Kew Herbarium Catalogue BGBM Berlin-Dahlem - Virtual Herbarium Züricher Herbarien iNaturalist (Namibia / Alex Dreyer) iNaturalist (Namibia) iNaturalist (southern Africa) Flora of Zimbabwe Fleurs de notre Terre - Galerie Namibie Tree Atlas of Namibia |
| Content last updated: | 18 Apr 2024 |
