Rhombophyllum rhomboideum

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Rhombophyllum rhomboideum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Aizoaceae
Genus: Rhombophyllum
Species:
R. rhomboideum
Binomial name
Rhombophyllum rhomboideum
Synonyms [1]
  • Bergeranthus rhomboideus(Salm-Dyck) Schwantes
  • Mesembryanthemum rhomboideumSalm-Dyck
  • Mesembryanthemum scapigerumEckl. & Zeyh.

Rhombophyllum rhomboideum, the diamond-leaved rhombophyllum, is a species of flowering plant in the family Aizoaceae, native to the eastern Cape Provinces of South Africa. [1] A succulent, it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Rhombophyllum rhomboideum (Salm-Dyck) Schwantes". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  2. "Rhombophyllum rhomboideum diamond-leaved rhombophyllum". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 1 April 2021.