Biology:Lampranthus spectabilis
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Short description: Species of plant in the family Aizoaceae
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Aizoaceae |
| Genus: | Lampranthus |
| Species: | L. spectabilis
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| Lampranthus spectabilis (Haw.) N.E.Br.
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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.[citation needed]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Lampranthus spectabilis (Haw.) N.E.Br." (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/362323-1.
- ↑ "Lampranthus spectabilis (LMPSP)". European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization. 2022. https://gd.eppo.int/taxon/LMPSP. "Cultivated as an ornamental"
- ↑ "Lampranthus spectabilis". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/70830/lampranthus-spectabilis/details. "5 suppliers"
- ↑ "Find a plant Lampranthus spectabilis 21 results". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/search-results?form-mode=true&query=Lampranthus%20spectabilis.
- ↑ 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.
Wikidata ☰ Q583395 entry
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