Aizoon
Aizoon or Aizoön is a genus of flowering plants in the iceplant family, Aizoaceae.
Description
No raphides occur in at least the leaves and stalks of at least 3 species.Distribution
Apart from A. canariense, which is native to Macaronesia, North Africa, Southern Africa, Horn of Africa and West Asia, all species are native to southern Africa.It has been introduced to California, Central Chile, Florida, New Jersey, and Spain.
Species
There are currently 43 accepted species.Aizoon acutifolium KlakAizoon affine KlakAizoon africanum Klak- Aizoon asbestinum Schltr.
- Aizoon canariense L.Aizoon collinum KlakAizoon cryptocarpum KlakAizoon crystallinum Eckl. & Zeyh.Aizoon cymosum KlakAizoon dregeanum KlakAizoon ecklonis KlakAizoon exiguum KlakAizoon filiforme KlakAizoon fruticosum L.f.
- Aizoon giessii Friedrich
- Aizoon glabrum EwartAizoon glanduliferum KlakAizoon glinoides L.f.Aizoon herniariifolium KlakAizoon hispidissimum KlakAizoon karooicum ComptonAizoon mezianum KlakAizoon namaense KlakAizoon neorigidum KlakAizoon pallens KlakAizoon paniculatum L.Aizoon papulosum Eckl. & Zeyh.Aizoon plinthoides KlakAizoon portulacaceum KlakAizoon prostratum KlakAizoon pruinosum KlakAizoon pubescens Eckl. & Zeyh.Aizoon rehmannii KlakAizoon rigidum L.f.Aizoon sarcophyllum KlakAizoon sarmentosum L.f.Aizoon schellenbergii AdamsonAizoon secundum L.f.Aizoon sericeum KlakAizoon subcarnosum KlakAizoon virgatum Welw. ex Oliv.Aizoon zeyheri Sond.