Mesembryanthemum aitonis
(Jacq) N. E. Br.
Marygold, Sea spinach
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What to Eat
Leaves,
How to Grow
Aizoaceae
Production
A herb or low shrub. The stems can be erect or trailing. The stems and branches are angular. The stems are tinged with red. The leaves are opposite or alternate on the branches. The leaves are oval or spoon shaped. They are 1-4 cm long and 0.5-3 cm wide.
Names & Synonyms
Cleretum puberulum (Haw.) N.E.Br.Cryophytum aitonis (Jacq.) N.E.Br.Cryophytum angulatum (Thunb.) SchwantesCryophytum bijliae N.E.Br.Cryophytum burchellii N.E.Br.Cryophytum clandestinum (Haw.) L. BolusCryophytum conjectum N.E.Br.Cryophytum paulum N.E.Br.Cryophytum planum L.BolusGasoul aitonis (Jacq.) H. EichlerMesembryanthemum alsinifolium G.DonMesembryanthemum angulatum Thunb.
Mesembryanthemum angulatum Thunb. var. ovatum (Thunb.) Sond.Mesembryanthemum clandestinum Haw.Mesembryanthemum crystallophanes Eckl. & Zeyh.Mesembryanthemum lanceolatum Haw.Mesembryanthemum louiseae L.BolusMesembryanthemum ovatum Thunb.Mesembryanthemum paulum (N.E.Br.) L.BolusMesembryanthemum puberulum Haw.Mesembryanthemum sessiliflorum Aiton var. album Haw.Mesembryanthemum sessiliflorum Aiton var. ß Haw.Mesembryanthemum stratum L.BolusMesembryanthemum volckameri Haw.Micropterum puberulum (Haw.) SchwantesMicropterum sessiliflorum (Aiton) Schwantes var. album (Haw.) H.JacobsenPentacoilanthus aitonis (Jacq.) Rappa & CamarronePerapentacoilanthus aitonis (Jacq.) Rappa & Camarrone
References (8)
- Jardin, C., 1970, List of Foods Used In Africa, FAO Nutrition Information Document Series No 2.p 71
- Martin, F.W. & Ruberte, R.M., 1979, Edible Leaves of the Tropics. Antillian College Press, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. p 172 (Also as Mesembryanthemum angulatum)
- Prodr. pl. Cap. 91. 1800 (As Mesembryanthemum angulatum)
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 8
- Terra, G. J. A., 1973, Tropical Vegetables. Communication 54e Royal Tropical Institute, Amsterdam, p 59 (As Mesembryanthemum angulatum)
- Wehmeyer, A. S, 1986, Edible Wild Plants of Southern Africa. Data on the Nutrient Contents of over 300 species
- Welcome, A. K. & Van Wyk, B.-E., 2019, An inventory and analysis of the food plants of southern Africa. South African Journal of Botany 122 (2019) 136–179
- Zeven, A. C. & de West, J. M. J., 1982, Dictionary of cultivated plants and their regions of diversity. Wageningen. p 122 (As Mesembryanthemum angulatum)
