Mesembryanthemum acinaciforme Linnaeus var. flavum Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 485. 1753.

RCN: 3697.

Replaced synonym of: Mesembryanthemum edule L. (1759) .

Lectotype (Blake in Contr. Queensland Herb. 7: 17. 1969): [icon] " Mesembryanthemum falcatum majus, flore amplo luteo " in Dillenius, Hort. Eltham. 2: 283, t. 212. f. 272. 1732.

Current name: Carpobrotus edulis (L.) N.E. Br. ( Aizoaceae).

Note: Preston & Sell (in Watsonia 17: 238. 1989) note Dillenius’ own coloured copy at OXF and (f. 7) reproduce an illustration.