Mesembryanthemum

Synonymy

Mesembryanthemum L., Sp. Pl. 1: 480. 1753, nom. cons., sec. Klak & al. (2007)

Type: Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum L.

=Trichocyclus N.E.Br. in Bothalia 1(3): 151. 1922, nom. illeg., syn. sec. Klak & al. (2007)
≡Brownanthus Schwantes in Z. Sukkulentenk. 3: 14, 20. 1927 syn. sec. Klak & al. (2007)

Type: Brownanthus ciliatus (Aiton) Schwantes

=Aptenia N.E.Br. in Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 78: 412. 1925 syn. sec. Klak & al. (2007)

Type: Aptenia cordifolia (L.f.) Schwantes

=Aridaria N.E.Br. in Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 78: 433. 1925 syn. sec. Klak & al. (2007)

Type: Aridaria noctiflora (L.) N.E.Br.

=Aspazoma N.E.Br. in Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 78: 413. 1925 syn. sec. Klak & al. (2007)

Type: Aspazoma amplectens (L.Bolus) N.E.Br.

=Dactylopsis N.E.Br. in Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 78: 413. 1925 syn. sec. Klak & al. (2007)

Type: Dactylopsis digitata (Aiton) N.E.Br.

=Phyllobolus N.E.Br. in Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 78: 413. 1925 syn. sec. Klak & al. (2007)

Type: Phyllobolus pearsonii N.E.Br.

=Prenia N.E.Br. in Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 78: 412. 1925 syn. sec. Klak & al. (2007)

Type: Prenia pallens (Aiton) N.E.Br.

=Psilocaulon N.E.Br. in Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 78: 433. 1925 syn. sec. Klak & al. (2007)

Type: Psilocaulon absimile N.E.Br.

=Sceletium N.E.Br. in Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 78: 412. 1925 syn. sec. Klak & al. (2007)

Type: Sceletium tortuosum (L.) N.E.Br.

=Synaptophyllum N.E.Br. in Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 78: 412. 1925 syn. sec. Klak & al. (2007)

Type: Synaptophyllum juttae (Dinter & A.Berger) N.E.Br.

=Pseudobrownanthus Ihlenf. & Bittrich in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 105: 319. 1985 syn. sec. Klak & al. (2007)

Type: Pseudobrownanthus nucifer Ihlenf. & Bittrich

=Caulipsolon Klak, Ill. Handb. Succ. Pl. Aizoaceae A-E: 103. 2002 syn. sec. Klak & al. (2007)

Type: Caulipsolon rapaceum (Jacq.) Klak

=Volkeranthus Gerbaulet in Bradleya 30: 196. 2012 syn. sec. Klak & al. (2007)

Content

Notes

Notes

A new infrageneric classification has been proposed by Klak & Bruyns (2013). A broad generic circumscription for Mesembryanthemum has been re-affirmed and Mesembryanthemum subdivided into five subgenera, with all five shown to be monophyletic. Two species were recently re-instated and shown to form part of subgenus Volkeranthus, which is sister to the remainder of Mesembryanthemum (Klak & al. 2014). Thus, Mesembryanthemum currently includes 105 species.