Mesembryanthemum L.

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1964, Flora Europaea - Volume 1. Lycopodiaceae to Platanaceae, Cambridge University Press : 113

4. Mesembryanthemum L. 1

Herbs. Leaves fleshy, flat or subterete, alternate or opposite. Flowers solitary or in cymes. Petals numerous. Stigmas 5. Ovary inferior; capsule with 5 valves, winged on the angles. ( Cryophytum N.E. Br. , Gasoul Adanson. )

Leaves narrowly oblong, subterete 1. nodiflorum Leaves spathulate to broadly ovate, flat 2. crystallinum