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.

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]

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. 1 2 "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.
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