Taxon: Carpobrotus edulis (L.) N. E. Br.

• the 1 historical accession(s) associated with this name.
• Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.

Common names:

• Hottentot-fig   (Source: World Econ Pl ) – English
  
• paardefeige   (Source: Mansf Ency ) – Afrikaans
  
• zuurefeige   (Source: Mansf Ency ) – Afrikaans
  
• figue marine   (Source: Dict Rehm ) – French
  
• Hottentottenfeige   (Source: Dict Rehm ) – German
  
• Pferdefeige   (Source: Mansf Ency ) – German
  
• fico degli Ottentotti   (Source: Mansf Ency ) – Italian
  
• bálsamo   (Source: Dict Rehm ) – Portuguese
  
• higo del Cabo   (Source: Dict Rehm ) – Spanish
  
• higo marino   (Source: Dict Rehm ) – Spanish
  
• gul middagsblomma   (Source: Vara kulturvaxt namn ) – Swedish
  

Economic importance:

• Environmental: erosion control   (fide Invasive Pl Spec)
  
• Environmental: ornamental   (fide Invasive Pl Spec)
  
• Human food: fruit   (fide Dict Gard)
  
• Medicines: folklore   (fide CRC MedHerbs ed2)
  
• Weed   (fide Econ Pl Aust; Invasive Pl Spec)
  

Distributional range:

• AFRICA
  Southern Africa: South Africa - Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, Western Cape

• AFRICA
  Macaronesia: Cape Verde; Portugal - Azores, Madeira Islands; Spain - Canary Islands
  Northern Africa: Algeria; Morocco
• AUSTRALASIA
  Australia: Australia [s. & e.]
  New Zealand: New Zealand
• EUROPE
  Northern Europe: Ireland; United Kingdom
  Southeastern Europe: Albania; Italy
  Southwestern Europe: France; Portugal; Spain
• NORTHERN AMERICA
  Southeastern U.S.A.: United States - Florida
  Southwestern U.S.A.: United States - California
  Northern Mexico: Mexico - Baja California
• SOUTHERN AMERICA
  Southern South America: Argentina - Buenos Aires; Chile; Uruguay

• also cultivated

• in winter rainfall regions

References:

• Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. 2009. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin).
• Ali, S. I. & S. M. H. Jafri, eds. 1976–. Flora of Libya.
• Arnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds. 1993. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62. [lists as C. edulis (L.) L. Bolus].
• Castroviejo, S. et al., eds. 1989–. Flora iberica: plantas vasculares de la Peninsula Iberica e Islas Baleares.
• Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs.
• Eggli, U. 1994. Sukkulenten.
• Encke, F. 1958–1961. Pareys Blumengaertnerei, ed. 2.
• Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage.
• Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen.
• FNA Editorial Committee. 1993–. Flora of North America.
• George, A. S., ed. 1980–. Flora of Australia.
• Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14. [lists as C. edulis (L.) L. Bolus].
• Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984–. Med-Checklist.
• Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6.
• Hansen, A. & P. Sunding. 1993. Flora of Macaronesia: checklist of vascular plants, ed. 4. Sommerfeltia vol. 17.
• Hartmann, H. E. K., ed. 2001. Illustrated handbook of succulent plants: Aizoaceae A-E & Aizoaceae F-Z. A–E:99.
• Hartmann, H. E. K. 2011. Review of Aizoaceae data for World Economic Plants, ed. 2. pers. comm. via e–mail on 8 Mar.
• Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California.
• Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening.
• Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
• Jacobsen, H. J. 1981. Das Sukkulentenlexicon, ed. 2.
• Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972–. Atlas florae europaeae.
• Kunkel, G. 1984. Plants for human consumption.
• Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia.
• Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. [lists as C. edulis (L.) L. Bolus].
• Merxmüller, H., ed. 1966–1972. Prodromus einer flora von Sudwestafrika.
• Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants.
• Strid, A. & K. Tan, eds. 1997–. Flora hellenica.
• Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964–1980. Flora europaea.
• Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1993. Flora europaea, second edition.
• Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds.
• Wunderlin, R. & B. Hansen. Atlas of Florida vascular plants (on-line resource).
• Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74., 1999

More:

Search AGRICOLA article citation database for citations referencing Carpobrotus edulis.

Search NCBI's Entrez search engine for PubMed citations referencing Carpobrotus edulis.

Search Biodiversity Heritage Library for historical publications referencing Carpobrotus edulis.

Synonyms:

• (≡) Mesembryanthemum edule L. (basionym)
  (previously associated with 1 accession)

Check other web resources for Carpobrotus edulis (L.) N. E. Br.:

• Flora Europaea: Database of European Plants (ESFEDS)
• Flora of North America: Collaborative Floristic Effort of North American Botanists
• PLANTS: USDA-NRCS Database of Plants of the United States and its Territories
• BONAP: North American Plant Atlas of the Biota of North America Program
• Flora del Conosur: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Conosur
• AVH: Australia's Virtual Herbarium
• ABRS: Australian Biological Resources Study Flora of Australia online
• SIBIS: South African National Biodiversity Institute's (SANBI) Integrated Biodiversity System
• TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden
• Mansfeld: Mansfeld's World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops
• ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
• AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
• Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.

Images:

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