Common name
English: Hottentot fig
German: Hottentottenfeige, Rote Mittagsblume
Portuguese: Chorão marítimo
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Caryophyllales (114)
Family: Aizoaceae (9)(family description)
Genus: Carpobrotus (2)
Epithet: acinaciformis (L.) L. Bolus (1)
acinaciformis => scimitar-shaped; scimitar = sword with a curved blade, refers to the leaf shape
Characteristics
Climate: sub-tropical
Habitat: xerophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: violet, pink, yellow
External links
Check for Carpobrotus acinaciformis at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [102] Carpobrotus edulis - PlantZAfrica.com
- [208] Carpobrotus acinaciformis - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
- [486] Carpobrotus acinaciformis - Plants For A Future database