Lampranthus spectabilis

Lampranthus spectabilis, the trailing iceplant (a name it shares with other members of its family), is a species of flowering plant in the family Aizoaceae, native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa.[1][2] The unimproved species and a number of cultivars are commercially available, including 'Tresco Apricot', 'Tresco Brilliant', 'Tresco Fire', 'Tresco Orange', 'Tresco Peach', 'Tresco Pearl', 'Tresco Purple', and 'Tresco Red'.[3][4]

Lampranthus spectabilis
Flower and leaves
Habit
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Aizoaceae
Genus: Lampranthus
Species:
L. spectabilis
Binomial name
Lampranthus spectabilis
Synonyms[1]
  • Lampranthus macrocarpus (A.Berger) N.E.Br.
  • Lampranthus macrosepalus (L.Bolus) L.Bolus
  • Mesembryanthemum macrocarpum A.Berger
  • Mesembryanthemum macrosepalum L.Bolus
  • Mesembryanthemum spectabile Haw.

Phytochemistry

L. spectabilis contains mesembrenol and low levels of related alkaloids such as mesembrenone[5] and have sometimes been mismarketed as Kanna (Sceletium tortuosum) extract which contains higher levels of related alkaloids.

References
  1. "Lampranthus spectabilis (Haw.) N.E.Br". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  2. "Lampranthus spectabilis (LMPSP)". EPPO Global Database. European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization. 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022. Cultivated as an ornamental
  3. "Lampranthus spectabilis". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022. 5 suppliers
  4. "Find a plant Lampranthus spectabilis 21 results". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  5. Smith, Michael T.; Field, Courtney R.; Crouch, Neil R.; Hirst, Manton (1998). "The Distribution of Mesembrine Alkaloids in Selected Taxa of the Mesembryanthemaceae and their Modification in the Sceletium Derived 'Kougoed'". Pharmaceutical Biology. 36 (3): 173–179. doi:10.1076/phbi.36.3.173.6350.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.