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 tortuosum or Sceletium tortuosum, commonly known as kanna, channa, kougoed, or Namaqua skeletonfig, is a succulent plant in the family...
- Mesembryanthemum cordifolium, formerly known as Aptenia cordifolia, is a species of succulent plant in the iceplant family. It is a creeping plant that...
- Mesembryanthemum crystallinum (the common, 'crystalline' or 'crystallinum' iceplant, or simply 'iceplant') is a species of annual/perennial, succulent...
- sometimes referred to as 'living stones' or 'mesembs' (short for mesembryanthemums). The family Aizoaceae is widely recognised by taxonomists. It once...
- is still widely referenced under its former names, Mesembryanthemum criniflorum, Mesembryanthemum bellidiformis and Dorotheanthus bellidiformis. Cleretum...
- Mesembryanthemum namibense, synonym Brownanthus namibensis, is a species of flowering plant in the family Aizoaceae. It is endemic to Namibia. Its natural...
- Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum is a species of succulent plant in the genus Mesembryanthemum known by the common name slenderleaf iceplant. It is the type...
- which as of January 2024[update] was treated as a synonym of the genus Mesembryanthemum. Species formerly placed in the genus are native to southern Africa...
- N.E.Br. Mesembryanthemum candollei Haw. Mesembryanthemum glabrum Haw. ex Steud. Mesembryanthemum helianthoides Sol. ex DC. Mesembryanthemum pilosum Haw...