| Family | AIZOACEAE |
| Genus species | Carpobrotus acinaciformis (L.) L.Bolus |
| Bibliography | Fl. Pl. South Africa 7: t. 247 (1927) |
| Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 20-400m |
| Description | branchlets procumbent, leaves glaucous, acinaceous, compressed, cartilagineous, entire, scabrous, floral pedicel with 2 large bracts, flowers solitary, large |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | succulent subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-24°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Abryanthemum acinaciforme (L.) Rothm. Carpobrotus concavus L.Bolus Carpobrotus laevigatus (L.Bolus) Schwantes Carpobrotus rubrocinctus (Haw.) Schwantes Carpobrotus vanzijliae L.Bolus Mesembryanthemum acinaciforme L. Mesembryanthemum laevigatum Haw. Mesembryanthemum rubrocinctum Haw. Mesembryanthemum subalatum Haw. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |