Aizoaceae
Aizoon

Aizoon secundum L.f.

First published in Suppl. Pl.: 261 (1782)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Africa. It is a perennial or subshrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Descriptions

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Aizoaceae, M. L. Gonçalves. Flora Zambesiaca 4. 1978

Morphology General Habit
A prostrate many-stemmed whitish-grey plant covered with coarse villous loosely appressed hairs.
Morphology Stem
Stems woody at base and branched from the base.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves alternate, leaf-lamina 5–10 × 3–9 mm., broadly ovate to circular, obtuse, narrowed at base, coarsely papillose and hairy, often partly or wholly glabrescent in the later stages, entire, ± deciduous at flowering time.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers on short lateral branches, solitary or in groups of 2–5 on short branchlets, with leaf-like bracts and very short bracteoles.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Perianth
Perianth segments 5, 2–3 mm. long, coarsely villous, yellow or white inside.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens 10 with yellow, less often red, anthers.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Style
Styles (3) 5.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruit rounded, depressed on top.
[FZ]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Plants and People Africa

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/
    • © Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/