(L.) L. Bolus, Aizoaceae
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(L.) L. Bolus, Aizoaceae |
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Present on Pacific Islands? yes
Threat only at high elevations? no
Common name(s): [more details]
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Spanish: niño |
Habit: herb
Description: "Flowering branchlets 7-13 cm long. Leaves often scimitar-shaped, pale glaucous-green, 4-9 cm long, 1-2 cm in diameter. Flowers often 8-9 cm in diameter. Calyx nearly globose, the lobes up to about 2.8 cm long. Petals acute or obtuse, rose-purple, 2-3.6 cm long, up to 2.5 mm broad. Stamens up to 1 cm long. Ovary nearly flat above. Stigmas 5-7 mm long" (Adamson & Salter, 1950).
Key to species:
Carpobrotus edulis: Calyx
club-shaped; petals usually yellow, top of the ovary elevated.
Carpobrotus acinaciformis: Calyx oblong or nearly globose; petals
rose- or purplish-pink; top of the ovary flat or slightly concave (Adamson & Salter, 1950; p. 390).
Habitat/ecology: "Frequent in sand near the sea" (Adamson & Salter, 1950; p. 390).
Propagation: Seed
Native range: Cape Province, South Africa (GRIN).
Presence:
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Country/Terr./St. & Island group |
Location |
Cited status &
Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction? |
Reference &
Comments |
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Ecuador (Galápagos Islands)
Santa Cruz Group |
Santa Cruz Island |
introduced
cultivated |
Charles Darwin Research Station (2005) |
Comments: Reported as possibly an invasive plant in the Galápagos Islands per Charles Darwin Research Station. Identification uncertain.
Additional information:
Additional online information about Carpobrotus acinaciformis is available from the Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project (HEAR).
Information about Carpobrotus acinaciformis as a weed (worldwide references) may be available from the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW).
Taxonomic information about Carpobrotus acinaciformis may be available from the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
References:
Adamson, R. S./Salter, T. M. 1950. Flora of the Cape Peninsula. Juta & Co.
Charles Darwin Research Station. 2005. CDRS Herbarium records.