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Mesembryanthemum Mesembryanthemoideae

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Mesembryanthemum L. 1753: 480 nomen conserv.; McVaugh 1974: 820–821; Bittrich 1987: 5–116; Gerbaulet 2001 in Hartmann 2001: 35, 52, 143–153; Klak et al. 2007: 737–756; Gerbaulet 2012: 187–198; Klak & Bruyns 2013: 197–206 ≡ Gasoul Adanson 1763: 243 nomen illeg. Lectotypus M. nodiflorum L., typus conserv. ≡ Gasoul nodiflorum (L.) Rothmaler Etym incorrectly from Gk mesembria (not mesembrya) mid-day, anthemon, flower, referring to the flowers which open during midday; or correctly from Gk mes-, middle, embryo, embryo or ovule, anthemon, flower, referring to the free axile placentation of the flower = Gynicidia Necker 1790: 81 nomen invalid. Typus not given.

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Gerbaulet, M., Hartmann, H.E.K. (2017). Mesembryanthemum Mesembryanthemoideae . In: Hartmann, H. (eds) Aizoaceae. Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-49260-4_86

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