Spermatophyta: Dicotyledonae: Archichlamydeae: Caryophyllales
Flora of Burundi: cultivated Aizoaceae
Flora of Caprivi: Aizoaceae
Flora of the DRC: Aizoaceae
Flora of the DRC: cultivated Aizoaceae
Flora of Malawi: Aizoaceae
Flora of Mozambique: Aizoaceae
Flora of Mozambique: cultivated Aizoaceae
Flora of Rwanda: Aizoaceae
Flora of Rwanda: cultivated Aizoaceae
Flora of Zambia: Aizoaceae
Flora of Zimbabwe: Aizoaceae
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Aizoaceae
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Aizoaceae
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Aizoaceae
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Aizoaceae
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Aizoaceae
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Aizoaceae
JSTOR Plant Science: Aizoaceae
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Aizoaceae
Wikipedia: Aizoaceae
Plants of the World Online: Aizoaceae
Tropicos: Aizoaceae
Aizoaceae
Gonçalves, M.L. (1978) Aizoaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4
Gonçalves, M.L. (1978) Tetragoniaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4
Gonçalves, M.L. (1978) Mesembryanthemaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4
Description of the family
Annual or perennial herbs, sometimes woody at the base, usually ± succulent. Stipules 0. Leaves opposite or alternate, simple. Inflorescences axillary, solitary or in groups. Flowers bisexual, actinomorphic. Perianth segments 5, united below into a tube, persistent. Stamens 3-many. Ovary superior, of 1-5 united carpels; ovules 1-many per loculus. Fruit a capsule, circumscissile (in ours). Worldwide: 128 genera and 1,850 species, tropics and subtropics, mostly in South Africa and Australia. Botswana: 11 genera and 24 taxa. |
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Links to genera: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this family
| Genus | Content |
| Aizoon L. | Description |
| Delosperma N.E. Br. | Description |
| Galenia L. | Description |
| Hereroa (Schwantes) Dinter & Schwantes | Description, Image |
| Lithops N.E. Br. | Description |
| Nananthus N.E. Br. | Description |
| Plinthus Fenzl | Description |
| Sesuvium L. | Description |
| Tetragonia L. | Description |
| Trianthema L. | Description |
| Zaleya Burm. f. | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Aizoaceae:
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Flora of Burundi: AizoaceaeFlora of Burundi: cultivated Aizoaceae
Flora of Caprivi: Aizoaceae
Flora of the DRC: Aizoaceae
Flora of the DRC: cultivated Aizoaceae
Flora of Malawi: Aizoaceae
Flora of Mozambique: Aizoaceae
Flora of Mozambique: cultivated Aizoaceae
Flora of Rwanda: Aizoaceae
Flora of Rwanda: cultivated Aizoaceae
Flora of Zambia: Aizoaceae
Flora of Zimbabwe: Aizoaceae
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Aizoaceae
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): AizoaceaeBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Aizoaceae
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Aizoaceae
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Aizoaceae
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Aizoaceae
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Aizoaceae
JSTOR Plant Science: Aizoaceae
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Aizoaceae
Wikipedia: Aizoaceae
Plants of the World Online: Aizoaceae
Tropicos: Aizoaceae