Carpobrotus dimidiatus
| Natal sourfig | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Aizoaceae |
| Genus: | Carpobrotus |
| Species: | C. dimidiatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Carpobrotus dimidiatus (L.) L. Bolus | |
Carpobrotus dimidiatus (commonly known as Natal sourfig) is a succulent perennial of the family Aizoaceae, native to KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
The flowers of this Carpobrotus ("Sour-fig") species range bright pink to mauve. It can be difficult to distinguish from the other 5 southern African Sour-fig species, but its leaves are long, thin and equilateral triangular in cross-section. This species's flower base is also strongly and distinctively double-ridged.
Their natural habitat is the coast of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, also stretching south into the Eastern Cape and north into Mozambique.
Its fruits are edible and are grazed by tortoises and other southern African animals.[1]
References
- ↑ "Carpobrotus dimidiatus". Plantzafrica.com. Retrieved 2013-03-23.
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