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Aizoaceae

Subfamily Mesembryanthemoideae

Subfamily Ruschioideae
Tribe Apatesieae

Subfamily Ruschioideae
Tribe Dorotheantheae

Subfamily Ruschioideae
Tribe Ruschieae

Subfamily Sesuvioideae

W/C = Wild Collected
Psammophora longifolia L.Bolus

  • Common Name:
  • Family: Aizoaceae Rudolphi.

  • Country of Origin: Namibia
  • Habitat: In gravelly soils in coastal fog desert.

  • Description: Sticky, resinous secretions of leaves trap sand and dust, possibly functioning to camouflage the plants or make them unpalatable to herbivores.
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Accession Data:

  • Accession # 200900044
  • Source: Mesa Garden
  • Provenance: H4738, Karingarab, Namibia
  • Accession Date: 03-24-2009
  • Bench: 2207 - XER:Namib / Karoo D
  • Qty: 2 confirmed on 09-16-2011
Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: core eudicots
  • Order: Caryophyllales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Aizoaceae
  • SubFamily: Ruschioideae
  • Tribe: Ruschieae
  • SubTribe:
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