Lampranthus glaucoides

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Lampranthus glaucoides
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Aizoaceae
Genus: Lampranthus
Species:
L. glaucoides
Binomial name
Lampranthus glaucoides
(Haw.) N.E.Br. [1]
Synonyms [1] [2]
  • Lampranthus aurantiumSchwantes, nom. superfl.
  • Lampranthus aurantiacus(DC.) Schwantes
  • Lampranthus hurlingii(L.Bolus) L.Bolus
  • Lampranthus marcidulusN.E.Br.
  • Lampranthus matutinus(L.Bolus) N.E.Br.
  • Mesembryanthemum aurantiacumDC., orth. var.
  • Mesembryanthemum aurantiumHaw., nom. superfl.
  • Mesembryanthemum flaccidumL.Bolus, nom. illeg.
  • Mesembryanthemum glaucoidesHaw.
  • Mesembryanthemum hurlingiiL.Bolus
  • Mesembryanthemum matutinumL.Bolus

Lampranthus glaucoides, synonyms including Lampranthus aurantiacus, [2] known as the trailing iceplant (a name it shares with other members of its family Aizoaceae)[ citation needed ] and copper brightfig, [3] is a plant species in the genus Lampranthus native to South Africa and naturalized in gardens all around the world. It was first described by Adrian Hardy Haworth in 1795 as Mesembryanthemum glaucoides. [1]

The orange color of the petals is due to the presence of the betaxanthin humilixanthin. [4]

Lampranthus glaucoides (as Lampranthus aurantiacus) is included in the Tasmanian Fire Service's list of low flammability plants, indicating that it is suitable for growing within a building protection zone. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Lampranthus glaucoides (Haw.) N.E.Br.", Plants of the World Online , Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew , retrieved 2024-01-06
  2. 1 2 "Lampranthus aurantiacus (DC.) Schwantes". Germplasm Resources Information Network . Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture . Retrieved 2024-01-01.
  3. "Copper Brightfig (Lampranthus glaucoides)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  4. Humilixanthin a new betaxanthin from Rivina humilis. Dieter Strack, Doris Schmitt, Hans Reznik, Wilhelm Boland, Lutz Grotjahn and Victor Wray, Phytochemistry, 1987, Volume 26, Issue 8, Pages 2285–2287, doi : 10.1016/S0031-9422(00)84702-0
  5. Chladil and Sheridan, Mark and Jennifer. "Fire retardant garden plants for the urban fringe and rural areas" (PDF). www.fire.tas.gov.au. Tasmanian Fire Research Fund.