Heart-Leaf Ice Plant
Mesembryanthemum cordifolium
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Kerala
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Mesembryanthemum cordifolium
- Genus
- Mesembryanthemum
- Family
- Aizoaceae
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Kerala
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf arrangement
- OppositerecordedTwo leaves arise from the stem at the same point, facing each other.“The fleshy, small leaves are opposite, ovate to cordate, about 2.5 centimetres (0.98 in) long and covered with fine papillae.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf shape
- OvaterecordedEgg-shaped, broader near the base.“The fleshy, small leaves are opposite, ovate to cordate, about 2.5 centimetres (0.98 in) long and covered with fine papillae.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Heart-Leaf Ice Plant itself; the rest are typical of the Aizoaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Pinkrecorded“Bright pink to purplish solitary flowers appear in the , open during the day but close up at night and remain closed on cloudy days.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Flower arrangement
- SolitaryrecordedA single flower borne alone, not in a cluster.“Bright pink to purplish solitary flowers appear in the , open during the day but close up at night and remain closed on cloudy days.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fruit type
- CapsulerecordedA dry fruit from a fused ovary that splits open at maturity to release seeds.“The fruit is a capsule of little more than one centimeter in length with millimeter brown tuberose seeds.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Heart-Leaf Ice Plant itself; the rest are typical of the Aizoaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Heart-Leaf Ice Plant
Heart-leaf ice plant (Mesembryanthemum cordifolium) belongs to the Aizoaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Uttarakhand and Kerala.
Uses
It is planted as an ornamental and stripped for fibre used in rope and matting.
Aizoaceae
Carpet-Weed Family
Heart-Leaf Ice Plant belongs to the Aizoaceae family.
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