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Mesembryanthemum
Sign in to saveMesembryanthemum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Aizoaceae, indigenous to southern Africa. As with many members of that family, it is characterized by long-lasting flower heads. Flowers of Mesembryanthemum protect their gametes from night-time dews or frosts but open in sunlight. There is an obvious evolutionary advantage to doing this; where sun, dew, frost, wind or predators are likely to damage exposed reproductive organs, closing may be advantageous during times when flowers are unlikely to attract pollinators.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderCaryophyllales
- FamilyAizoaceae
龙须海棠属（学名：Mesembryanthemum），又稱日中花属是番杏科下的一个属，为肉质、旱生植物。该属共有1000种，主要分布于非洲南部。[1] 参考文献 ^ 中国种子植物科属词典. 中国数字植物标本馆. （原始内容存档于2012-04-11）. 外部链接 維基物種中有關龙须海棠属的數據 这是一篇番杏科小作品。你可以通过编辑或修订扩充其内容。 查 论 编 取自“https://zh.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=龙须海棠属&oldid=47376984” 分类： 番杏科 日中花属 隐藏分类： 维基数据有相关图片而本地未添加 WikispeciesLatinName 全部小作品 番杏科小作品
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 685
- With media
- 499
- Family
- Aizoaceae
- Collections
- FESI-UNAM, LOB, MEL, MICH, RSA, ANSP
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States, South Africa, Spain, Namibia, Germany, United Kingdom
Research
425 papers- Mesembryanthemum tortuosum L. alkaloids modify anxiety-like behaviour in a zebrafish model.Journal of ethnopharmacology · 2022
- Neuroprotective and neurorestorative properties of Mesembryanthemum tortuosum in a Parkinson's disease zebrafish larvae model.Journal of ethnopharmacology · 2025
- 1L-myo-inositol-1-phosphate synthase.Biochimica et biophysica acta · 1997
- Antidiabetic Effect of Fermented Mesembryanthemum crystallinum L. in db/db Mice Involves Regulation of PI3K-Akt Pathway.Current issues in molecular biology · 2023
- Salinity-induced changes in plastoquinone pool redox state in halophytic Mesembryanthemum crystallinum L.Scientific reports · 2023
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Description
- Uses
- Culture and society
- Species
- Gallery
- Legal status
- United States
- Louisiana
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- Further reading
Mesembryanthemum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Aizoaceae, indigenous to southern Africa. As with many members of that family, it is characterized by long-lasting flower heads. Flowers of Mesembryanthemum protect their gametes from night-time dews or frosts but open in sunlight. There is an obvious evolutionary advantage to doing this; where sun, dew, frost, wind or predators are likely to damage exposed reproductive organs, closing may be advantageous during times when flowers are unlikely to attract pollinators.
Many Mesembryanthemum species are known as ice plants because of the glistening globular bladder cells covering their stems, fruit and leaves, "... they sparkle like ice crystals". In South Africa, Mesembryanthemums are known as "vygies" (from Afrikaans "vy"), although that term refers to many plants in the family Aizoaceae.
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