Species Carpobrotus edulis
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Range:
Location unknown
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Etymology of Carpobrotus:
Gk. karpos = fruit; brotos = edible. The fruit can be eaten.
Etymology of edulis:
From the Latin edulis meaning 'edible'
Scientific name:
Carpobrotus edulis (L.) L. Bolus
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Protologue:
The Flowering Plants of South Africa 7: 247, (1927)
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Year published:
1927
Succulent perennial with trailing stems to 2 m long. Leaves straight or slightly curved. Flowers yellow, fading to pink with age, stigmas about as long as the stamens, receptacle top-shaped, tapering into the pedicel. Fruits clavate to subglobose, yellowish. Aug.--Oct. Coastal and inland slopes, NW, SW, AP, KM, LB, SE (Namaqualand to E Cape).
Observations of Taxon
Carpobrotus edulis
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Name of observer:
Maarten Groos (David)
Date observed:
04/09/2005 - 1:51pm
Collection:
Carpobrotus edulis
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Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
11/07/2018 - 5:33pm
Collection:
Carpobrotus edulis
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Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
11/07/2018 - 1:35pm
Collection:
Carpobrotus edulis
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Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
11/07/2018 - 6:16pm
Collection:
Carpobrotus edulis
Name of observer:
Yvette van Wijk (Yvette)
Date observed:
05/12/2010 - 8:54pm
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