Mesembryanthemum hypertrophicum

Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Mesembryanthemum hypertrophicum Dinter
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
AIZOACEAE
Synonyms
Halenbergia hypertrophica (Dinter) Dinter, Mesembryanthemum aquosum L.Bolus, Opophytum ampliatum L.Bolus, Opophytum aquosum (L.Bolus) N.E.Br., Opophytum australe L.Bolus, Opophytum hypertrophicum (Dinter) Gerbaulet, Opophytum speciosum N.E.Br., Pteropentacoilanthus hypertrophicus (Dinter) Rappa & Camorrone
Common Names
Jellybean Vygie (e), Yellowfinger Icefig (e)
National Status
Status and Criteria
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2006/02/23
Assessor(s)
P.M. Burgoyne
Distribution
Endemism
Not endemic to South Africa
Provincial distribution
Northern Cape
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Opophytum hypertrophicum (Dinter) GerbauletLeast Concern 2015.1
Mesembryanthemum hypertrophicum DinterLeast Concern Raimondo et al. (2009)
Bibliography

Gerbaulet, M. 2012. One or many genera in Mesembryantemoideae (Aizoaceae)? Discussion of conflict in genus perception. Bradleya 30:187-198.


Klak, C., Bruyns, P.V. and Hedderson, T.A.J. 2007. A phylogeny and new classification for Mesembryanthemoideae (Aizoaceae). Taxon 56(3):737-756.


Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. 2009. Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.


Citation
Burgoyne, P.M. 2006. Mesembryanthemum hypertrophicum Dinter. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13

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