List of flowering plants in the family Aizoaceae recorded from South Africa
Aizoaceae Martynov, nom. cons. (fig-marigold family) is a large family of dicotyledonous flowering plants in the order Caryophyllales containing 135 currently accepted genera and about 1800 species.[1] They are commonly known as ice plants, carpet weeds or vygies.
23,420 species of vascular plant have been recorded in South Africa, making it the sixth most species-rich country in the world and the most species-rich country on the African continent. Of these, 153 species are considered to be threatened.[2] Nine biomes have been described in South Africa: Fynbos, Succulent Karoo, desert, Nama Karoo, grassland, savanna, Albany thickets, the Indian Ocean coastal belt, and forests.[3]
The 2018 South African National Biodiversity Institute's National Biodiversity Assessment plant checklist lists 35,130 taxa in the phyla Anthocerotophyta (hornworts (6)), Anthophyta (flowering plants (33534)), Bryophyta (mosses (685)), Cycadophyta (cycads (42)), Lycopodiophyta (Lycophytes(45)), Marchantiophyta (liverworts (376)), Pinophyta (conifers (33)), and Pteridophyta (cryptogams (408)).[4]
169 genera are represented in the literature. Listed taxa include species, subspecies, varieties, and forms as recorded, some of which have subsequently been allocated to other taxa as synonyms, in which cases the accepted taxon is appended to the listing.[4] Multiple entries under alternative names reflect taxonomic revision over time.
Aptenia
Genus Aptenia:[4] (synonym of Mesembryanthemum)
- Aptenia cordifolia (L.f.) Schwantes, accepted as Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. endemic
- Aptenia geniculiflora (L.) Bittrich ex Gerbaulet, accepted as Mesembryanthemum geniculiflorum L. endemic
- Aptenia haeckeliana (A.Berger) Bittrich ex Gerbaulet, accepted as Mesembryanthemum haeckelianum A.Berger, endemic
- Aptenia lancifolia L.Bolus, accepted as Mesembryanthemum lancifolium (L.Bolus) Klak, endemic
Brownanthus
Genus Brownanthus, now a synonym of Mesembryanthemum:
- Brownanthus arenosus (Schinz) Ihlenf. & Bittrich, accepted as Mesembryanthemum arenosum Schinz, indigenous
- Brownanthus ciliatus (Aiton) Schwantes, accepted as Mesembryanthemum vaginatum Lam. indigenous
- Brownanthus ciliatus (Aiton) Schwantes subsp. schenkii (Schinz) Ihlenf. & Bittrich, accepted as Mesembryanthemum schenkii Schinz, indigenous
- Brownanthus corallinus (Thunb.) Ihlenf. & Bittrich, accepted as Mesembryanthemum corallinum Thunb. indigenous
- Brownanthus fraternus Klak, accepted as Mesembryanthemum napierense Klak, endemic
- Brownanthus glareicola Klak, accepted as Mesembryanthemum glareicola (Klak) Klak, endemic
- Brownanthus lignescens Klak, accepted as Mesembryanthemum springbokense Klak, endemic
- Brownanthus marlothii (Pax) Schwantes, accepted as Mesembryanthemum marlothii Pax, indigenous
- Brownanthus neglectus S.M.Pierce & Gerbaulet, accepted as Mesembryanthemum neglectum (S.M.Pierce & Gerbaulet) Klak, indigenous
- Brownanthus nucifer (Ihlenf. & Bittrich) S.M.Pierce & Gerbaulet, accepted as Mesembryanthemum nucifer (Ihlenf. & Bittrich) Klak, indigenous
- Brownanthus pseudoschlichtianus S.M.Pierce & Gerbaulet, accepted as Mesembryanthemum pseudoschlichtianum (S.M.Pierce & Gerbaulet) Klak, indigenous
- Brownanthus pubescens (N.E.Br. ex C.A.Maass) Bullock, accepted as Mesembryanthemum tomentosum Klak, indigenous
- Brownanthus schenckii (Schinz) Schwantes, accepted as Mesembryanthemum schenkii Schinz, indigenous
- Brownanthus schlichtianus (Sond.) Ihlenf. & Bittrich, accepted as Mesembryanthemum arenosum Schinz, present
- Brownanthus vaginatus (Lam.) Chess. & M.Pignal, accepted as Mesembryanthemum vaginatum Lam. endemic
Chasmatophyllum
Genus Chasmatophyllum:[4]
- Chasmatophyllum braunsii Schwantes, endemic
- Chasmatophyllum braunsii Schwantes var. majus L.Bolus, accepted as Chasmatophyllum braunsii Schwantes, present
- Chasmatophyllum maninum L.Bolus, endemic
- Chasmatophyllum musculinum (Haw.) Dinter & Schwantes, indigenous
- Chasmatophyllum nelii Schwantes, endemic
- Chasmatophyllum rouxii L.Bolus, endemic
- Chasmatophyllum stanleyi (L.Bolus) H.E.K.Hartmann, endemic
- Chasmatophyllum verdoorniae (N.E.Br.) L.Bolus, endemic
- Chasmatophyllum willowmorense (L.Bolus) L.Bolus, endemic
Cylindrophyllum
Genus Cylindrophyllum:[4]
- Cylindrophyllum calamiforme (L.) Schwantes, endemic
- Cylindrophyllum comptonii L.Bolus, endemic
- Cylindrophyllum dyeri L.Bolus, accepted as Cylindrophyllum calamiforme (L.) Schwantes, present
- Cylindrophyllum hallii L.Bolus, endemic
- Cylindrophyllum obsubulatum (Haw.) Schwantes, endemic
- Cylindrophyllum tugwelliae L.Bolus, endemic
Drosanthemopsis
Genus Drosanthemopsis:[4]
- Drosanthemopsis salaria (L.Bolus) Rauschert, accepted as Jacobsenia vaginata (L.Bolus) Ihlenf. present
- Drosanthemopsis vaginata (L.Bolus) Rauschert, accepted as Jacobsenia vaginata (L.Bolus) Ihlenf. present
Machairophyllum
Genus Machairophyllum:[4]
- Machairophyllum acuminatum L.Bolus, accepted as Machairophyllum bijliae (N.E.Br.) L.Bolus, present
- Machairophyllum albidum (L.) Schwantes, endemic
- Machairophyllum baxteri L.Bolus, accepted as Machairophyllum bijliae (N.E.Br.) L.Bolus, present
- Machairophyllum bijliae (N.E.Br.) L.Bolus, endemic
- Machairophyllum brevifolium L.Bolus, endemic
- Machairophyllum cookii (L.Bolus) Schwantes, accepted as Machairophyllum albidum (L.) Schwantes, present
- Machairophyllum latifolium L.Bolus, accepted as Machairophyllum brevifolium L.Bolus, present
- Machairophyllum stayneri L.Bolus, endemic
- Machairophyllum stenopetalum L.Bolus, accepted as Machairophyllum bijliae (N.E.Br.) L.Bolus, present
- Machairophyllum vanbredai L.Bolus, accepted as Machairophyllum bijliae (N.E.Br.) L.Bolus, present
Mesembryanthemum
Genus Mesembryanthemum:[4]
- Mesembryanthemum aitonis Jacq. endemic
- Mesembryanthemum alatum (L.Bolus) L.Bolus, accepted as Mesembryanthemum guerichianum Pax, indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum albatum L.Bolus, accepted as Juttadinteria albata (L.Bolus) L.Bolus, present
- Mesembryanthemum alboroseum L.Bolus, accepted as Mesembryanthemum tetragonum Thunb. present
- Mesembryanthemum amabile (Gerbaulet & Struck) Klak, endemic
- Mesembryanthemum amplectens L.Bolus, endemic
- Mesembryanthemum anatomicum Haw. var. emarcidum (Thunb.) DC. accepted as Mesembryanthemum emarcidum Thunb. indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum anatomicum Haw. var. fragile Haw. accepted as Mesembryanthemum emarcidum Thunb. present
- Mesembryanthemum angulatum Thunb. accepted as Mesembryanthemum aitonis Jacq. indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum angulatum Thunb. var. ovatum (Thunb.) Sond. accepted as Mesembryanthemum aitonis Jacq. indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum annuum L.Bolus, accepted as Mesembryanthemum stenandrum (L.Bolus) L.Bolus, present
- Mesembryanthemum apiatum N.E.Br. accepted as Conophytum bilobum (Marloth) N.E.Br. subsp. bilobum var. bilobum, present
- Mesembryanthemum archeri (L.Bolus) Klak, endemic
- Mesembryanthemum arenosum L.Bolus, accepted as Lampranthus lavisii (L.Bolus) L.Bolus, indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum arenosum Schinz, indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum aristulatum Sond. accepted as Antimima aristulata (Sond.) Chess. & Gideon F.Sm. indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum articulatum Thunb. indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum auratum Sond. accepted as Mesembryanthemum nitidum Haw. indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum aureum Thunb. accepted as Mesembryanthemum nitidum Haw. indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum ausanum Dinter & A.Berger, accepted as Mesembryanthemum tetragonum Thunb. present
- Mesembryanthemum barklyi N.E.Br. indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum baylissii (L.Bolus) Klak, endemic
- Mesembryanthemum bellidiflorum L. accepted as Acrodon bellidiflorus (L.) N.E.Br. present
- Mesembryanthemum bellum (N.E.Br.) Dinter, accepted as Lithops karasmontana (Dinter & Schwantes) N.E.Br. subsp. bella (N.E.Br.) D.T.Cole
- Mesembryanthemum bibracteatum Eckl. & Zeyh. accepted as Bergeranthus multiceps (Salm-Dyck) Schwantes, indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum bicorne Sond. endemic
- Mesembryanthemum bilobum Marloth, accepted as Conophytum bilobum (Marloth) N.E.Br. subsp. bilobum var. bilobum, present
- Mesembryanthemum blandum Haw. accepted as Lampranthus multiradiatus (Jacq.) N.E.Br. indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum brachyphyllum Welw. accepted as Lampranthus glaucus (L.) N.E.Br. indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum breve L.Bolus, accepted as Mesembryanthemum crystallinum L. present
- Mesembryanthemum brevicarpum (L.Bolus) Klak, indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum bulletrapense Klak, endemic
- Mesembryanthemum caducum Klak, accepted as Mesembryanthemum flavidum Klak, indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum calamiforme L. accepted as Cylindrophyllum calamiforme (L.) Schwantes, present
- Mesembryanthemum canaliculatum Haw. endemic
- Mesembryanthemum capillaceum L.Bolus, accepted as Lampranthus falcatus (L.) N.E.Br. indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum carneum Haw. accepted as Mesembryanthemum spinuliferum Haw. indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum caudatum L.Bolus, endemic
- Mesembryanthemum chrysophthalmum (Gerbaulet & Struck) Klak, endemic
- Mesembryanthemum chrysum L.Bolus, accepted as Mesembryanthemum excavatum L.Bolus, present
- Mesembryanthemum citrinum L.Bolus, accepted as Lampranthus glaucus (L.) N.E.Br. indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum clandestinum Haw. endemic
- Mesembryanthemum commutatum A.Berger, accepted as Mesembryanthemum grossum Aiton, indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum comptum N.E.Br. accepted as Antimima aristulata (Sond.) Chess. & Gideon F.Sm. indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum corallinum Thunb. endemic
- Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum coriarium Burch. ex N.E.Br. indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum crassicaule Haw. endemic
- Mesembryanthemum cryocalyx L.Bolus, accepted as Mesembryanthemum longistylum DC. indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum cryptanthum Hook.f. indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum crystallino-papillosum Bolus ex Fedde & J.Schust. accepted as Mesembryanthemum oculatum N.E.Br. indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum crystallinum L. indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum crystallophanes Eckl. & Zeyh. accepted as Mesembryanthemum aitonis Jacq. indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum cylindricum Haw. accepted as Calamophyllum cylindricum (Haw.) Schwantes, present
- Mesembryanthemum cymosum L.Bolus, accepted as Ruschia pungens (A.Berger) H.Jacobsen, indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum damaranum N.E.Br. accepted as Lithops karasmontana (Dinter & Schwantes) N.E.Br. subsp. karasmontana
- Mesembryanthemum deciduum (L.Bolus) Klak, endemic
- Mesembryanthemum decurrens (L.Bolus) N.E.Br. accepted as Ruschia decurrens L.Bolus$
- Mesembryanthemum decurvatum (L.Bolus) Klak, endemic
- Mesembryanthemum defoliatum Haw. accepted as Mesembryanthemum noctiflorum L. subsp. defoliatum (Haw.) Klak, indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum dejagerae (L.Bolus) N.E.Br. accepted as Ruschia dejagerae L.Bolus, present
- Mesembryanthemum deliciosum L.Bolus, accepted as Carpobrotus deliciosus (L.Bolus) L.Bolus, present
- Mesembryanthemum delum L.Bolus, endemic
- Mesembryanthemum densipetalum L.Bolus, accepted as Lampranthus densipetalus (L.Bolus) L.Bolus, indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum difforme Thunb. accepted as Cheiridopsis namaquensis (Sond.) H.E.K.Hartmann, present
- Mesembryanthemum digitatum Aiton, endemic
- Mesembryanthemum digitatum Aiton subsp. digitatum, endemic
- Mesembryanthemum digitatum Aiton subsp. littlewoodii (L.Bolus) Klak, endemic
- Mesembryanthemum digitiforme Thunb. accepted as Mesembryanthemum digitatum Aiton subsp. digitatum, present
- Mesembryanthemum dimidiatum Haw. accepted as Carpobrotus dimidiatus (Haw.) L.Bolus, present
- Mesembryanthemum dinteri Engl. indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum emarcidum Thunb. endemic
- Mesembryanthemum englishiae L.Bolus, endemic
- Mesembryanthemum eurystigmatum Gerbaulet, endemic
- Mesembryanthemum exalatum (Gerbaulet) Klak, endemic
- Mesembryanthemum excavatum L.Bolus, endemic
- Mesembryanthemum excedens L.Bolus, accepted as Oscularia excedens (L.Bolus) H.E.K.Hartmann, present
- Mesembryanthemum expansum L. endemic
- Mesembryanthemum falcatum L. accepted as Lampranthus falcatus (L.) N.E.Br. indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum falcatum L. var. galpinii L.Bolus, accepted as Lampranthus falcatus (L.) N.E.Br. indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum fastigiatum Thunb. endemic
- Mesembryanthemum flavidum Klak, endemic
- Mesembryanthemum gariepense (Gerbaulet & Struck) Klak, endemic
- Mesembryanthemum gariusanum Dinter, indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum geniculiflorum L. indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum glareicola (Klak) Klak, endemic
- Mesembryanthemum glaucum L. accepted as Lampranthus glaucus (L.) N.E.Br. indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum glaucum L. var. tortuosum Salm-Dyck, accepted as Lampranthus glaucus (L.) N.E.Br. indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum glaucus (L.) Rothm. accepted as Lampranthus glaucus (L.) N.E.Br. indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum graniticum L.Bolus, accepted as Antimima granitica (L.Bolus) H.E.K.Hartmann, indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum granulicaule Haw. indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum grossum Aiton, endemic
- Mesembryanthemum guerichianum Pax, indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum haeckelianum A.Berger, endemic
- Mesembryanthemum halenbergense Dinter & Schwantes, accepted as Conophytum halenbergense (Dinter & Schwantes) N.E.Br. present
- Mesembryanthemum hesperanthum L.Bolus, accepted as Mesembryanthemum longistylum DC. indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum holense Klak, endemic
- Mesembryanthemum horridum Koutnik & Lavis, accepted as Mesembryanthemum guerichianum Pax, present
- Mesembryanthemum hypertrophicum Dinter, indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum inachabense Engl. indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum incurvum Haw. var. multiradiatum (Jacq.) DC. accepted as Lampranthus multiradiatus (Jacq.) N.E.Br. indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum inornatum L.Bolus, accepted as Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum L. present
- Mesembryanthemum intransparens L.Bolus var. laxum (L.Bolus) L.Bolus, accepted as Mesembryanthemum guerichianum Pax, present
- Mesembryanthemum intricatum N.E.Br. accepted as Ruschia intricata (N.E.Br.) H.E.K.Hartmann & Stuber, present
- Mesembryanthemum johannis-winkleri Dinter & Schwantes, accepted as Conophytum pageae (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. present
- Mesembryanthemum jucundum N.E.Br. accepted as Conophytum jucundum (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. subsp. jucundum, present
- Mesembryanthemum junceum Haw. endemic
- Mesembryanthemum juritzii L.Bolus, accepted as Carpobrotus dimidiatus (Haw.) L.Bolus, present
- Mesembryanthemum karrooense L.Bolus, accepted as Mesembryanthemum guerichianum Pax, present
- Mesembryanthemum knolfonteinense Klak, indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum labyrintheum N.E.Br. accepted as Conophytum minimum (Haw.) N.E.Br. present
- Mesembryanthemum ladismithiense Klak, endemic
- Mesembryanthemum lanceolatum Haw. accepted as Mesembryanthemum aitonis Jacq. indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum lanceum Thunb. accepted as Mesembryanthemum pallens Aiton subsp. lanceum (Thunb.) Klak, indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum lancifolium (L.Bolus) Klak, endemic
- Mesembryanthemum latipetalum (L.Bolus) Klak, endemic
- Mesembryanthemum latisepalum (L.Bolus) L.Bolus, accepted as Mesembryanthemum guerichianum Pax$
- Mesembryanthemum latum L.Bolus, accepted as Lampranthus densipetalus (L.Bolus) L.Bolus, indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum lavisii L.Bolus, accepted as Lampranthus lavisii (L.Bolus) L.Bolus, indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum leptarthron A.Berger, endemic
- Mesembryanthemum lericheanum Dinter & Schwantes, accepted as Lithops karasmontana (Dinter & Schwantes) N.E.Br. subsp. karasmontana
- Mesembryanthemum liebendalense L.Bolus, accepted as Mesembryanthemum stenandrum (L.Bolus) L.Bolus, present
- Mesembryanthemum lignescens (L.Bolus) Klak, indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum ligneum (L.Bolus) Klak, indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum lilliputanum Klak, endemic
- Mesembryanthemum limbatum N.E.Br. accepted as Antimima granitica (L.Bolus) H.E.K.Hartmann, indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum linearifolium L.Bolus, accepted as Mesembryanthemum longistylum DC. indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum longipapillosum Dinter, indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum longispinulum Haw. accepted as Mesembryanthemum grossum Aiton, indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum longispinulum Salm-Dyck, accepted as Mesembryanthemum grossum Aiton, indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum longistamineum L.Bolus, accepted as Lampranthus glaucus (L.) N.E.Br. indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum longistylum DC. endemic
- Mesembryanthemum loratum Haw. accepted as Mesembryanthemum pallens Aiton subsp. pallens, present
- Mesembryanthemum louiseae L.Bolus, accepted as Mesembryanthemum paulum (N.E.Br.) L.Bolus, indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum macrophyllum L.Bolus, accepted as Mesembryanthemum barklyi N.E.Br. present
- Mesembryanthemum macrostigma L.Bolus, accepted as Mesembryanthemum guerichianum Pax, present
- Mesembryanthemum maritimum L.Bolus, accepted as Jordaaniella maritima (L.Bolus) Van Jaarsv. indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum marlothii Pax, indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum melanospermum Dinter, accepted as Mesembryanthemum ligneum (L.Bolus) Klak, indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum multiceps Salm-Dyck, accepted as Bergeranthus multiceps (Salm-Dyck) Schwantes, indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum multiradiatum Jacq. accepted as Lampranthus multiradiatus (Jacq.) N.E.Br. indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum napierense Klak, endemic
- Mesembryanthemum neglectum (S.M.Pierce & Gerbaulet) Klak, indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum neilsoniae (L.Bolus) L.Bolus, accepted as Mesembryanthemum guerichianum Pax, indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum neofoliosum Klak, endemic
- Mesembryanthemum nevillei N.E.Br. accepted as Conophytum obcordellum (Haw.) N.E.Br. subsp. obcordellum var. obcordellum, present
- Mesembryanthemum nitidum Haw. endemic
- Mesembryanthemum noctiflorum L. indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum noctiflorum L. subsp. defoliatum (Haw.) Klak, endemic
- Mesembryanthemum noctiflorum L. subsp. noctiflorum, indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum noctiflorum L. subsp. stramineum (Haw.) Klak, indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum noctiflorum L. var. stramineum (Haw.) Haw. accepted as Mesembryanthemum noctiflorum L. subsp. stramineum (Haw.) Klak, indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum L. indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum nucifer (Ihlenf. & Bittrich) Klak, indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum obconellum Haw. accepted as Conophytum obcordellum (Haw.) N.E.Br. subsp. obcordellum var. obcordellum, present
- Mesembryanthemum obcordellum Haw. accepted as Conophytum obcordellum (Haw.) N.E.Br. subsp. obcordellum var. obcordellum, present
- Mesembryanthemum obmetale N.E.Br. accepted as Conophytum minimum (Haw.) N.E.Br. present
- Mesembryanthemum obsubulatum Haw. accepted as Cylindrophyllum obsubulatum (Haw.) Schwantes, present
- Mesembryanthemum occidentale Klak, endemic
- Mesembryanthemum oculatum N.E.Br. indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum olivaceum Schltr. accepted as Mesembryanthemum tenuiflorum Jacq. indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum orpenii N.E.Br. accepted as Prepodesma orpenii (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. present
- Mesembryanthemum oubergense (L.Bolus) Klak, endemic
- Mesembryanthemum ovatum Thunb. accepted as Mesembryanthemum aitonis Jacq. indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum pachypus L.Bolus, accepted as Mesembryanthemum fastigiatum Thunb. present
- Mesembryanthemum pageae N.E.Br. accepted as Conophytum pageae (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. present
- Mesembryanthemum pallens Aiton, endemic
- Mesembryanthemum pallens Aiton subsp. lanceum (Thunb.) Klak, endemic
- Mesembryanthemum pallens Aiton subsp. lutea (L.Bolus) Gerbaulet, accepted as Mesembryanthemum pallens Aiton subsp. luteum (L.Bolus) Klak, indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum pallens Aiton subsp. luteum (L.Bolus) Klak, endemic
- Mesembryanthemum pallens Aiton subsp. namaquense (Gerbaulet) Klak, endemic
- Mesembryanthemum pallens Aiton subsp. pallens, endemic
- Mesembryanthemum pallescens Haw. accepted as Mesembryanthemum pallens Aiton subsp. pallens, present
- Mesembryanthemum pallidum L.Bolus, accepted as Lampranthus dilutus N.E.Br. present
- Mesembryanthemum pallidum N.E.Br. accepted as Conophytum ficiforme (Haw.) N.E.Br. present
- Mesembryanthemum palustre L.Bolus, accepted as Lampranthus glaucus (L.) N.E.Br. indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum papulosum L.f. accepted as Cleretum papulosum (L.f.) L.Bolus subsp. papulosum, present
- Mesembryanthemum parviflorum Jacq. indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum parvipapillatum L.Bolus, accepted as Mesembryanthemum guerichianum Pax, present
- Mesembryanthemum parvipetalum N.E.Br. accepted as Conophytum obcordellum (Haw.) N.E.Br. subsp. obcordellum var. obcordellum, present
- Mesembryanthemum parvulum Schltr. accepted as Cephalophyllum parvulum (Schltr.) H.E.K.Hartmann, present
- Mesembryanthemum paucandrum L.Bolus, accepted as Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum L. present
- Mesembryanthemum paulum (N.E.Br.) L.Bolus, endemic
- Mesembryanthemum pauxillum N.E.Br. accepted as Conophytum minimum (Haw.) N.E.Br. present
- Mesembryanthemum pellitum Friedrich, indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum perlatum Dinter, accepted as Mesembryanthemum guerichianum Pax, present
- Mesembryanthemum perpusillum Haw. accepted as Conophytum minimum (Haw.) N.E.Br. present
- Mesembryanthemum pfeilii Engl. accepted as Mesembryanthemum tetragonum Thunb. present
- Mesembryanthemum pictum N.E.Br. accepted as Conophytum minimum (Haw.) N.E.Br. present
- Mesembryanthemum prasinum (L.Bolus) Klak, endemic
- Mesembryanthemum pseudoausanum Dinter, accepted as Mesembryanthemum tetragonum Thunb. present
- Mesembryanthemum pseudoschlichtianum (S.M.Pierce & Gerbaulet) Klak, indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum puberulum Haw. accepted as Mesembryanthemum aitonis Jacq. indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum pumilum (L.Bolus) Klak, accepted as Mesembryanthemum oubergense (L.Bolus) Klak, endemic
- Mesembryanthemum pungens A.Berger, accepted as Ruschia pungens (A.Berger) H.Jacobsen, indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum purpureoroseum L.Bolus, accepted as Mesembryanthemum guerichianum Pax, present
- Mesembryanthemum purpusii Schwantes, accepted as Conophytum truncatum (Thunb.) N.E.Br. subsp. truncatum var. truncatum, present
- Mesembryanthemum pusillum N.E.Br. accepted as Conophytum minimum (Haw.) N.E.Br. present
- Mesembryanthemum quaesitum N.E.Br. accepted as Conophytum quaesitum (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. subsp. quaesitum var. quaesitum, present
- Mesembryanthemum quartziticola Klak, endemic
- Mesembryanthemum quinangulatum L.Bolus, accepted as Mesembryanthemum guerichianum Pax, present
- Mesembryanthemum rabiei (L.Bolus) Klak, endemic
- Mesembryanthemum radicans (L.Bolus) Klak, accepted as Mesembryanthemum rhizophorum Klak, endemic
- Mesembryanthemum rapaceum Jacq. endemic
- Mesembryanthemum relaxatum Willd. accepted as Mesembryanthemum pallens Aiton subsp. pallens, present
- Mesembryanthemum reptans Aiton, accepted as Lampranthus reptans (Aiton) N.E.Br. indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum resurgens Kensit, endemic
- Mesembryanthemum rhizophorum Klak, endemic
- Mesembryanthemum rhodanthum L.Bolus, accepted as Mesembryanthemum guerichianum Pax, present
- Mesembryanthemum rubrocinctum Haw. accepted as Carpobrotus acinaciformis (L.) L.Bolus, present
- Mesembryanthemum rubroroseum L.Bolus, accepted as Mesembryanthemum guerichianum Pax, present
- Mesembryanthemum salicornioides Pax, indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum salmoneum Haw. accepted as Mesembryanthemum canaliculatum Haw. indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum salmoneum Salm-Dyck, accepted as Mesembryanthemum canaliculatum Haw. indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum scapigerum Haw. accepted as Bergeranthus scapiger (Haw.) Schwantes, indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum schenkii Schinz, indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum schlichtianum Sond. accepted as Mesembryanthemum arenosum Schinz, indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum scintillans Dinter, accepted as Mesembryanthemum oculatum N.E.Br. indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum sedentiflorum (L.Bolus) L.Bolus, accepted as Mesembryanthemum guerichianum Pax, present
- Mesembryanthemum sedoides Dinter & A.Berger, accepted as Eberlanzia sedoides (Dinter & A.Berger) Schwantes, present
- Mesembryanthemum serotinum (L.Bolus) Klak, indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum serpens L.Bolus, accepted as Lampranthus reptans (Aiton) N.E.Br. indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum serratum L. accepted as Circandra serrata (L.) N.E.Br. present
- Mesembryanthemum sessiliflorum Aiton var. album Haw. accepted as Mesembryanthemum aitonis Jacq. indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum sinuosum L.Bolus, endemic
- Mesembryanthemum sladenianum L.Bolus, indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum spinuliferum Haw. endemic
- Mesembryanthemum spinuliforme Harv. & Sond. accepted as Mesembryanthemum spinuliferum Haw. indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum splendens L. endemic
- Mesembryanthemum splendens L. subsp. pentagonum (L.Bolus) Klak, endemic
- Mesembryanthemum splendens L. subsp. splendens, endemic
- Mesembryanthemum springbokense Klak, endemic
- Mesembryanthemum squamulosum (L.Bolus) L.Bolus, accepted as Mesembryanthemum guerichianum Pax, present
- Mesembryanthemum stenandrum (L.Bolus) L.Bolus, endemic
- Mesembryanthemum stenophyllum L.Bolus, accepted as Marlothistella stenophylla (L.Bolus) S.A.Hammer, present
- Mesembryanthemum stramineum Haw. accepted as Mesembryanthemum noctiflorum L. subsp. stramineum (Haw.) Klak, indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum stratum L.Bolus, accepted as Mesembryanthemum paulum (N.E.Br.) L.Bolus, indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum suaveolens L.Bolus, accepted as Mesembryanthemum lignescens (L.Bolus) Klak, indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum subnodosum A.Berger, indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum subrigidum L.Bolus, accepted as Mesembryanthemum guerichianum Pax, present
- Mesembryanthemum subrisum N.E.Br. accepted as Conophytum pageae (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. present
- Mesembryanthemum subtereticaule L.Bolus, accepted as Mesembryanthemum guerichianum Pax, present
- Mesembryanthemum subtruncatum L.Bolus, endemic
- Mesembryanthemum suffruticosum (L.Bolus) Klak, endemic
- Mesembryanthemum taylorianum Dinter & Schwantes, accepted as Conophytum taylorianum (Dinter & Schwantes) N.E.Br. subsp. taylorianum, present
- Mesembryanthemum tenuiflorum Jacq. endemic
- Mesembryanthemum teretiusculum Haw. accepted as Calamophyllum teretiusculum (Haw.) Schwantes, present
- Mesembryanthemum tetragonum Thunb. indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum tomentosum Klak, indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum tortuosum L. endemic
- Mesembryanthemum trichotomum Thunb. endemic
- Mesembryanthemum vaginatum Lam. endemic
- Mesembryanthemum vanheerdei (L.Bolus) Klak, endemic
- Mesembryanthemum vanrensburgii (L.Bolus) Klak, endemic
- Mesembryanthemum varians Haw. endemic
- Mesembryanthemum velutinum L.Bolus, accepted as Gibbaeum velutinum (L.Bolus) Schwantes, indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum vespertinum A.Berger, accepted as Bergeranthus vespertinus (A.Berger) Schwantes, indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum vigilans L.Bolus, accepted as Mesembryanthemum longistylum DC. indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum violense L.Bolus, accepted as Mesembryanthemum gariusanum Dinter, present
- Mesembryanthemum viridiflorum Aiton, endemic
- Mesembryanthemum volckameri Haw. accepted as Mesembryanthemum aitonis Jacq. indigenous
- Mesembryanthemum woodburniae L.Bolus, accepted as Lampranthus reptans (Aiton) N.E.Br. indigenous
Ophthalmophyllum
Genus Ophthalmophyllum:[4]
- Ophthalmophyllum australe L.Bolus, accepted as Conophytum caroli Lavis, present
- Ophthalmophyllum dinteri Schwantes ex H.Jacobsen, accepted as Conophytum friedrichiae (Dinter) Schwantes
- Ophthalmophyllum fulleri Lavis, accepted as Conophytum longum N.E.Br. present
- Ophthalmophyllum haramoepense L.Bolus, accepted as Conophytum marginatum Lavis subsp. haramoepense (L.Bolus) S.A.Hammer, present
- Ophthalmophyllum herrei Lavis, accepted as Conophytum longum N.E.Br. present
- Ophthalmophyllum latum Tischer forma latum, accepted as Conophytum maughanii N.E.Br. subsp. latum (Tischer) S.A.Hammer, present
- Ophthalmophyllum latum Tischer forma rubrum (Tischer) G.D.Rowley, accepted as Conophytum maughanii N.E.Br. subsp. latum (Tischer) S.A.Hammer, present
- Ophthalmophyllum littlewoodii L.Bolus, accepted as Conophytum devium G.D.Rowley subsp. devium, present
- Ophthalmophyllum longitubum L.Bolus, accepted as Conophytum longum N.E.Br. present
- Ophthalmophyllum longum (N.E.Br.) Tischer, accepted as Conophytum longum N.E.Br. present
- Ophthalmophyllum lydiae H.Jacobsen, accepted as Conophytum lydiae (H.Jacobsen) G.D.Rowley, present
- Ophthalmophyllum maughanii (N.E.Br.) Schwantes, accepted as Conophytum maughanii N.E.Br. subsp. maughanii, present
- Ophthalmophyllum noctiflorum L.Bolus, accepted as Conophytum maughanii N.E.Br. subsp. latum (Tischer) S.A.Hammer, present
- Ophthalmophyllum praesectum (N.E.Br.) Schwantes, accepted as Conophytum praesectum N.E.Br. present
- Ophthalmophyllum pubescens Tischer, accepted as Conophytum pubescens (Tischer) G.D.Rowley, present
- Ophthalmophyllum rufescens (N.E.Br.) Tischer, accepted as Conophytum maughanii N.E.Br. subsp. maughanii, present
- Ophthalmophyllum schlechteri Schwantes, accepted as Conophytum longum N.E.Br. present
- Ophthalmophyllum schuldtii Schwantes, accepted as Conophytum maughanii N.E.Br. subsp. maughanii
- Ophthalmophyllum spathulatum L.Bolus, accepted as Conophytum lydiae (H.Jacobsen) G.D.Rowley, present
- Ophthalmophyllum subfenestratum (Schwantes) Tischer, accepted as Conophytum subfenestratum Schwantes, present
- Ophthalmophyllum triebneri Schwantes, accepted as Conophytum friedrichiae (Dinter) Schwantes$
- Ophthalmophyllum vanheerdei L.Bolus, accepted as Conophytum friedrichiae (Dinter) Schwantes, present
- Ophthalmophyllum verrucosum Lavis, accepted as Conophytum verrucosum (Lavis) G.D.Rowley, present
- Ophthalmophyllum villetii L.Bolus, accepted as Conophytum concordans G.D.Rowley, present
Pentacoilanthus
Genus Pentacoilanthus:[4]
- Pentacoilanthus aitonis (Jacq.) Rappa & Camarrone, accepted as Mesembryanthemum aitonis Jacq. indigenous
- Pentacoilanthus crassicaulis (Haw.) Rappa & Camarrone, accepted as Mesembryanthemum crassicaule Haw. indigenous
- Pentacoilanthus crystallinus (L.) Rappa & Camorrone, accepted as Mesembryanthemum crystallinum L. indigenous
- Pentacoilanthus expansus (L.) Rappa & Camorrone, accepted as Mesembryanthemum expansum L. indigenous
- Pentacoilanthus granulicaulis (Haw.) Rappa & Camarrone, accepted as Mesembryanthemum granulicaule Haw. indigenous
- Pentacoilanthus splendens (L.) Rappa & Camorrone, accepted as Mesembryanthemum splendens L. subsp. splendens, present
- Pentacoilanthus tortuosus (L.) Rappa & Camorrone, accepted as Mesembryanthemum tortuosum L. indigenous
Perapentacoilanthus
Genus Perapentacoilanthus:[4]
- Perapentacoilanthus aitonis (Jacq.) Rappa & Camarrone, accepted as Mesembryanthemum aitonis Jacq. indigenous
- Perapentacoilanthus crystallinus (L.) Rappa & Camorrone, accepted as Mesembryanthemum crystallinum L. indigenous
- Perapentacoilanthus delus (L.Bolus) Rappa & Camarrone, accepted as Mesembryanthemum delum L.Bolus, indigenous
- Perapentacoilanthus fastigiatus (Thunb.) Rappa & Camorrone, accepted as Mesembryanthemum fastigiatum Thunb. indigenous
- Perapentacoilanthus granulicaulis (Haw.) Rappa & Camarrone, accepted as Mesembryanthemum granulicaule Haw. indigenous
- Perapentacoilanthus grossus (Aiton) Rappa & Camarrone, accepted as Mesembryanthemum grossum Aiton, indigenous
- Perapentacoilanthus longispinulus (Haw.) Rappa & Camarrone, accepted as Mesembryanthemum grossum Aiton, indigenous
- Perapentacoilanthus scintillans (Dinter) Rappa & Camorrone, accepted as Mesembryanthemum oculatum N.E.Br. indigenous
- Perapentacoilanthus spinuliferus (Haw.) Rappa & Camarrone, accepted as Mesembryanthemum spinuliferum Haw. indigenous
- Perapentacoilanthus vanrensburgii (L.Bolus) Rappa & Camarrone, accepted as Mesembryanthemum vanrensburgii (L.Bolus) Klak, indigenous
- Perapentacoilanthus viridiflorus (Aiton) Rappa & Camarrone, accepted as Mesembryanthemum viridiflorum Aiton, indigenous
Peratetracoilanthus
Genus Peratetracoilanthus:[4]
- Peratetracoilanthus defoliatus (Haw.) Rappa & Camarrone, accepted as Mesembryanthemum noctiflorum L. subsp. defoliatum (Haw.) Klak, indigenous
- Peratetracoilanthus geniculiflorus (L.) Rappa & Camorrone, accepted as Mesembryanthemum geniculiflorum L. indigenous
- Peratetracoilanthus haeckelianus (A.Berger) Rappa & Camarrone, accepted as Mesembryanthemum haeckelianum A.Berger, indigenous
- Peratetracoilanthus junceus (Haw.) Rappa & Camarrone, accepted as Mesembryanthemum junceum Haw. indigenous
- Peratetracoilanthus noctiflorus (L.) Rappa & Camorrone, accepted as Mesembryanthemum noctiflorum L. subsp. noctiflorum, indigenous
- Peratetracoilanthus parviflorus (Jacq.) Rappa & Camarrone, accepted as Mesembryanthemum parviflorum Jacq. indigenous
- Peratetracoilanthus tetragonus (Thunb.) Rappa & Camorrone, accepted as Mesembryanthemum tetragonum Thunb. indigenous
Pseudobrownanthus
Genus Pseudobrownanthus:[4]
- Pseudobrownanthus nucifer Ihlenf. & Bittrich, accepted as Mesembryanthemum nucifer (Ihlenf. & Bittrich) Klak, indigenous
Pteropentacoilanthus
Genus Pteropentacoilanthus:[4]
- Pteropentacoilanthus fastigiatus (Dinter) Rappa & Camorrone, accepted as Mesembryanthemum fastigiatum Thunb. indigenous
- Pteropentacoilanthus hypertrophicus (Dinter) Rappa & Camorrone, accepted as Mesembryanthemum hypertrophicum Dinter, indigenous
Sceletium
Genus Sceletium:[4] (synonym of Mesembryanthemum)
- Sceletium albanense L.Bolus, accepted as Mesembryanthemum crassicaule Haw. indigenous
- Sceletium anatomicum (Haw.) L.Bolus, accepted as Mesembryanthemum emarcidum Thunb. present
- Sceletium archeri L.Bolus, accepted as Mesembryanthemum archeri (L.Bolus) Klak, indigenous
- Sceletium boreale L.Bolus, accepted as Mesembryanthemum tortuosum L. present
- Sceletium compactum L.Bolus, accepted as Mesembryanthemum tortuosum L. present
- Sceletium crassicaule (Haw.) L.Bolus, accepted as Mesembryanthemum crassicaule Haw. endemic
- Sceletium dejagerae L.Bolus, accepted as Mesembryanthemum emarcidum Thunb. present
- Sceletium emarcidum (Thunb.) L.Bolus ex H.Jacobsen, accepted as Mesembryanthemum emarcidum Thunb. endemic
- Sceletium exalatum Gerbaulet, accepted as Mesembryanthemum exalatum (Gerbaulet) Klak, endemic
- Sceletium expansum (L.) L.Bolus, accepted as Mesembryanthemum expansum L. endemic
- Sceletium framesii L.Bolus, accepted as Mesembryanthemum tortuosum L. present
- Sceletium gracile L.Bolus, accepted as Mesembryanthemum tortuosum L. present
- Sceletium joubertii L.Bolus, accepted as Mesembryanthemum tortuosum L. present
- Sceletium namaquense L.Bolus, accepted as Mesembryanthemum tortuosum L. indigenous
- Sceletium ovatum L.Bolus, accepted as Mesembryanthemum tortuosum L. present
- Sceletium regium L.Bolus, accepted as Mesembryanthemum expansum L. present
- Sceletium rigidum L.Bolus, accepted as Mesembryanthemum archeri (L.Bolus) Klak, endemic
- Sceletium strictum L.Bolus, accepted as Mesembryanthemum ladismithiense Klak, endemic
- Sceletium subvelutinum L.Bolus forma luxurians L.Bolus, accepted as Mesembryanthemum varians Haw. present
- Sceletium tortuosum (L.) N.E.Br. accepted as Mesembryanthemum tortuosum L. endemic
- Sceletium tugwelliae L.Bolus, accepted as Mesembryanthemum tortuosum L. present
- Sceletium varians (Haw.) Gerbaulet, accepted as Mesembryanthemum varians Haw. endemic
Schlechteranthus
Genus Schlechteranthus:[4]
- Schlechteranthus hallii L.Bolus, endemic
- Schlechteranthus maximilianii Schwantes, endemic
Tetracoilanthus
Genus Tetracoilanthus:[4]
- Tetracoilanthus anatomicus (Haw.) Rappa & Camarrone, accepted as Mesembryanthemum emarcidum Thunb. present
- Tetracoilanthus cordifolius (L.f.) Rappa & Camarrone, accepted as Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. indigenous