Common name
English: Heartleaf iceplant
German: Ausdauerndes Eiskraut
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Caryophyllales (114)
Family: Aizoaceae (9)(family description)
Genus: Aptenia (1)
Epithet: cordifolia (L. f.) Schwant. (6)
Synonym: Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L. f.
cordifolia => with heart-shaped leaves
cordifolium => with heart-shaped leaves
Characteristics
Climate: sub-tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: pink, red, orange
External links
Check for Aptenia cordifolia at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [190] Aptenia cordifolia - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
Literature
- [35] Barthlott,W. (1998): Dumonts große Pflanzenenzyklopädie. Dumont Verlag, Köln, Germany.