Mesembryanthemum pallens Aiton


Family	AIZOACEAE
Genus species	Mesembryanthemum pallens Aiton
Synonyms	Mesembryanthemum loratum Haw.
	Mesembryanthemum pallescens Haw.
	Mesembryanthemum relaxatum Willd. ex Schweigg.
Habitat	dry, sandy grassland
Altitude	10-950m
Description	branchlets ascendent, flexuous, leaves amplexicaule, linear-lanceolate, obtuse, patent, glaucescens, abaxially obtusely carinate, flowers of 4-5
Size	10-15cm
Color	purple, white
Bloom	late spring, summer
Ca
Type	succulent subshrub
Cultivation	dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun
Propagation	seed in spring cuttings in late summer
Territory	Africa Southern Africa (Cape Provinces)
Bibliography	Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org

Comments	AIZOACEAE Mesembryanthemum pallens Aiton, Hort. Kew. [W. Aiton] 2: 182 (1789) Synonyms: Phyllobolus pallens (Aiton) V.Bittrich Platythyra pallens (Aiton) L.Bolus Prenia pallens (Aiton) N.E.Br. 10-950m ============================================================================= pallens typicum ined. Synonyms: Mesembryanthemum loratum Haw. Mesembryanthemum pallescens Haw. Mesembryanthemum relaxatum Willd. ex Schweigg. Platythyra relaxata (Willd.) Schwantes Prenia relaxata (Willd.) N.E.Br. Cape Prov. 27 CPP 10-950m pallens lanceum (Thunb.) Klak, Taxon 56(3): 752 (2007) Basionym: Mesembryanthemum lanceum Thunb., Prodr. Pl. Cap. 2: 89 (1800) Synonyms: Prenia pallens lancea (Thunb.) Gerbaulet Cape Prov. 27 CPP pallens luteum (L.Bolus) Klak, ibid. Basionym: Prenia pallens lutea L.Bolus, Notes Mesembryanthemum [H.M.L.Bolus] 3: 259 (1954) w. Cape Prov. 27 CPP allens namaquense (Gerbaulet) Klak, ibid. Basionym: Prenia pallens namaquensis Gerbaulet, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 118(1): 34 (1996) n. Cape Prov. 27 CPP