Carpanthea

<i>Carpanthea</i>

Carpanthea

Genus of Aizoaceae plants

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]

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Species

Currently accepted species include:[2]

References

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