Carpobrotus Edulis

Taxonomy:       

Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophytes Class: Angiosperms Class: Eudicots Order: Caryophyllales Family: Aizoaceae Genus: Carpobrotus Species: C. Edulis

             

How to identify it?

Carpobrotus edulis is a creeping succulent perennial herbaceous plant from the Aizoaceae family with evergreen leaves 10 to 50 cm high. It is native to South Africa is found in the Mediterranean region, as well as on the north of Africa and Algeria, the flowers are either white or yellow. It is an edible and medicinal plant.

 

Type Of Plant	Life Cycle	Height	Flowering Time	Altitude
Herbaceous	Perennial	10  to 50 c m	Apl  to July	0 - 300 m

 

Mediterranean	Edible	Color	Abundance	Toxicity
Yes	Yes/Fruits	Pink/yellow	Very common	No

 

Other Common Name:

Arabic	Berber/Targui	English	French	Other Name
Sbaa L-Aroussa		Hottentot-fig	Figues des hottentots	Ice Plant

 

Related species:

§  Carpobrotus acinaciformis

§  Carpobrotus aequilaterus

§  Carpobrotus chilensis

§  Carpobrotus deliciosus

§  Carpobrotus edulis

§  Carpobrotus glaucescens

§  Carpobrotus virescens