English: Hottentot fig

German: Hottentottenfeige, Rote Mittagsblume

Portuguese: Chorão marítimo

Kingdom: Plantae (2090)

  Phylum: Magnoliophyta (1997)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (1684)

      Order: Caryophyllales (80)

        Family: Aizoaceae (10) (family description)

          Genus: Carpobrotus (2)

           Epithet: acinaciformis (L.) L. Bolus (1)

acinaciformis => scimitar-shaped; scimitar = sword with a curved blade, refers to the leaf shape

Climate: sub-tropical

Habitat: xerophytic

Habit: herb

Flower colour: violet, pink, yellow

Check for Carpobrotus acinaciformis at The Plant List, GBIF or IPNI

• [102] Carpobrotus edulis - PlantZAfrica.com
• [208] Carpobrotus acinaciformis - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
• [486] Carpobrotus acinaciformis - Plants For A Future database

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