Sea Spinach

Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Mesembryanthemum aitonis Jacq.
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
AIZOACEAE
Synonyms
Cleretum puberulum (Haw.) N.E.Br., Cryophytum aitonis (Jacq.) N.E.Br., Cryophytum angulatum (Thunb.) Schwantes, Cryophytum bijliae N.E.Br., Cryophytum burchellii N.E.Br., Cryophytum clandestinum (Haw.) L.Bolus, Cryophytum conjectum N.E.Br., Cryophytum paulum N.E.Br., Cryophytum planum L.Bolus, Gasoul aitonis (Jacq.) H.Eichler, Mesembryanthemum alsinifolium G.Don, Mesembryanthemum angulatum Thunb., Mesembryanthemum angulatum Thunb. var. ovatum (Thunb.) Sond., Mesembryanthemum clandestinum Haw., Mesembryanthemum crystallophanes Eckl. & Zeyh., Mesembryanthemum lanceolatum Haw., Mesembryanthemum louiseae L.Bolus, Mesembryanthemum ovatum Thunb., Mesembryanthemum paulum (N.E.Br.) L.Bolus, Mesembryanthemum puberulum Haw., Mesembryanthemum sessiliflorum Aiton var. album Haw., Mesembryanthemum sessiliflorum Aiton var. ß Haw., Mesembryanthemum stratum L.Bolus, Mesembryanthemum volckameri Haw., Micropterum puberulum (Haw.) Schwantes, Micropterum sessiliflorum (Aiton) Schwantes var. album (Haw.) H.Jacobsen, Pentacoilanthus aitonis (Jacq.) Rappa & Camarrone, Perapentacoilanthus aitonis (Jacq.) Rappa & Camarrone
Common Names
Brakslaai (a), Mabone (ss), Sea Spinach (e), Soutslaai (a)
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
Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, Western Cape
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Mesembryanthemum aitonis Jacq.Least Concern Raimondo et al. (2009)
Bibliography

Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.


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 aitonis Jacq. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13

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