''Aizoon'' or ''Aizoön'' is a

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s in the iceplant family,

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Description

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s occur in at least the leaves and stalks of at least 3 species.

Distribution

Apart from '' A. canariense'', which is native to

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, all species are native to

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Species

There are currently 43 accepted species. * '' Aizoon acutifolium'' (Adamson) Klak * '' Aizoon affine'' (Sond.) Klak * '' Aizoon africanum'' (L.) Klak *'' Aizoon asbestinum'' Schltr. *'' Aizoon canariense'' L. * '' Aizoon collinum'' (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Klak * '' Aizoon cryptocarpum'' (Fenzl) Klak * '' Aizoon crystallinum'' Eckl. & Zeyh. * '' Aizoon cymosum'' (Adamson) Klak * '' Aizoon dregeanum'' (Fenzl ex Sond.) Klak * '' Aizoon ecklonis'' (Walp.) Klak * '' Aizoon exiguum'' (Adamson) Klak * '' Aizoon filiforme'' (Thunb.) Klak * ''

Aizoon fruticosum ''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 Ma ...

'' L.f. *'' Aizoon giessii'' Friedrich *'' Aizoon glabrum'' Ewart * '' Aizoon glanduliferum'' (Bittrich) Klak * '' Aizoon glinoides'' L.f. * ''

Aizoon herniariifolium ''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 ''Aizoon canariense, A. canariense'', whi ...

'' (C.Presl) Klak * '' Aizoon hispidissimum'' (Fenzl ex Sond.) Klak * '' Aizoon karooicum'' Compton * '' Aizoon mezianum'' (K.Müll.) Klak * '' Aizoon namaense'' (Schinz) Klak * '' Aizoon neorigidum'' Klak * '' Aizoon pallens'' (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Klak * '' Aizoon paniculatum'' L. * '' Aizoon papulosum'' Eckl. & Zeyh. * '' Aizoon plinthoides'' Klak * '' Aizoon portulacaceum'' (Fenzl ex Sond.) Klak * '' Aizoon prostratum'' (G.Schellenb. & Schltr.) Klak * '' Aizoon pruinosum'' (Sond.) Klak * '' Aizoon pubescens'' Eckl. & Zeyh. * '' Aizoon rehmannii'' (G.Schellenb.) Klak * '' Aizoon rigidum'' L.f. * '' Aizoon sarcophyllum'' (Fenzl ex Sond.) Klak * '' Aizoon sarmentosum'' L.f. * '' Aizoon schellenbergii'' Adamson * '' Aizoon secundum'' L.f. * '' Aizoon sericeum'' (Pax) Klak * '' Aizoon subcarnosum'' (Adamson) Klak * '' Aizoon virgatum'' Welw. ex Oliv. * '' Aizoon zeyheri'' Sond.

References

Bibliography

* Aizoaceae Aizoaceae genera {{Aizoaceae-stub