Lampranthus spectabilis

Lampranthus spectabilis
	Flower and leaves
	Habit
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Aizoaceae
Genus:	Lampranthus
Species:	L. spectabilis
Binomial name
	Lampranthus spectabilis; (Haw.) N.E.Br.
Synonyms
	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.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ ^1.0 ^1.1 "Lampranthus spectabilis (Haw.) N.E.Br". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
^ "Lampranthus spectabilis (LMPSP)". EPPO Global Database. European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization. 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022. Cultivated as an ornamental
^ "Lampranthus spectabilis". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022. 5 suppliers
^ "Find a plant Lampranthus spectabilis 21 results". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
^ 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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[362323-1-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "Lampranthus spectabilis (Haw.) N.E.Br". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 29 April 2022.

[LMPSP-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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Lampranthus spectabilis

Flower and leaves

Habit
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Aizoaceae
Genus:	Lampranthus
Species:	L. spectabilis
Binomial name
*Lampranthus spectabilis* (Haw.) N.E.Br.
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.