Mesembryanthemum tortuosum

Life-forms

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 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.
The Plant List 2013. Mesembryanthemum tortuosum in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Jul. 11.
Tropicos.org 2018. Mesembryanthemum tortuosum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 Jul. 2018.