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Mesembryanthemum Linn., Sp. Pl. 420. 1753. Gen. Pl. 215. 1754; Boiss., Fl. Or. 2: 764. 1872; L.H. Bailey, Stand. Cyclop. Hort. 4:2040. 1919; Tutin in Tutin et al Fl. Eur. 1:113. 1964; J. Cullen in Davis, Fl. Turk. 2: 348. 1967.
Gasoul Adans.Mesembrynum Adans.
Annual or perennial prostrate or erect herbs. Leaves alternate or oppo¬site. Flowers white, red or yellow, solitary or in cymes. Petals many, linear, united at the base. Stamens many, united at the base. Ovary inferior; stigmas 5. Capsule 5-angled, dehiscing by 5 valves. Seeds many.
A large genus of about 350 species; usually arenicolous or on sandy sea coasts. Mostly S. African, Canaries, the Mediterranean and Arabia. Represented here by 1 cultivated species.
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