Definition of Mesembryanthemum. Meaning of Mesembryanthemum. Synonyms of Mesembryanthemum

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Definition of Mesembryanthemum

Mesembryanthemum
Mesembryanthemum Me*sem`bry*an"the*mum, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? midday + ? flower.] (Bot.) A genus of herbaceous or suffruticose plants, chiefly natives of South Africa. The leaves are opposite, thick, and f?eshy. The flowers usually open about midday, whence the name.

Meaning of Mesembryanthemum from wikipedia

- Mesembryanthemum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Aizoaceae, indigenous to southern Africa. As with many members of that family, it is characterized...
- Mesembryanthemum cordifolium, formerly known as Aptenia cordifolia, is a species of succulent plant in the iceplant family. It is a creeping plant that...
- Mesembryanthemum tortuosum (many synonyms, including Sceletium tortuosum) is a succulent plant in the family Aizoaceae native to the Cape Provinces of...
- Mesembryanthemum crystallinum (the common, 'crystalline' or 'crystallinum' iceplant, or simply 'iceplant') is a species of annual/perennial, succulent...
- Delo**** cooperi (syn. Mesembryanthemum cooperi), the trailing Iceplant, hardy iceplant or pink ****, is a dwarf perennial plant native to South Africa...
- (Haw.) N.E.Br. Mesembryanthemum acrosepalum L.Bolus Mesembryanthemum antemeridianum L.Bolus Mesembryanthemum bicolor L. Mesembryanthemum bicolorum L. Mesembryanthemum...
- species in the genus Carpobrotus. It was previously classified in Mesembryanthemum and is sometimes referred to as M. edule. The sour fig grows on coastal...
- Binomial name Faucaria tuberculosa (Rolfe) Schwantes Synonyms Faucaria felina subsp. tuberculosa (Rolfe) L.E.Groen Mesembryanthemum tuberculosum Rolfe...
- sometimes referred to as 'living stones' or 'mesembs' (short for mesembryanthemums). The family Aizoaceae is widely recognised by taxonomists. It once...
-  minutum Binomial name Conophytum minutum (Haw.) N.E.Br. Synonyms Conophytum sellatum Tischer Mesembryanthemum minutum Haw. Mesembryanthemum thecatum N.E.Br....