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Carpanthea

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Carpanthea
Carpanthea pomeridiana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Aizoaceae
Subfamily: Ruschioideae
Tribe: Apatesieae
Genus: Carpanthea
N.E.Br.[1]
Species

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Synonyms[2]

Macrocaulon N.E.Br.

Carpanthea, called vetkousie, is a genus of flowering plants in the iceplant family Aizoaceae, native to the southwest of the Cape Province of South Africa.[2] Low-lying succulent annuals, their flowers and fruit are edible.[3]

Species

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Currently accepted species include:[2]

References

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  1. ^ Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 78: 412 (1925)
  2. ^ a b c "Carpanthea N.E.Br". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  3. ^ Manning, John (January 2019). Field Guide to Wild Flowers of South Africa. Penguin Random House South Africa. ISBN 9781775846758.