Lampranthus aureus

Lampranthus aureus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Aizoaceae
Genus: Lampranthus
Species:
L. aureus
Binomial name
Lampranthus aureus
(L.) N.E.Br.
Synonyms

Mesembryanthemum aureum

Lampranthus aureus is a species of shrub in the family Aizoaceae (stone plants). They are succulent plants. They have a self-supporting growth form and simple, broad leaves.

Phytochemistry

L. aureus contains mesembrenol and low levels of related alkaloids such as mesembrenone and have sometimes been mismarketed as Kanna (Sceletium tortuosum) extract which contains higher levels of related alkaloids.[citation needed]

Sources

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References

  1. ↑ "Lampranthus aureus (L.) N. E. Br. - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
  2. ↑ Mifsud, Stephen (2002-08-23). "Lampranthus aureus (Golden Vygie) : MaltaWildPlants.com - the online Flora of the Maltese Islands". www.maltawildplants.com. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  3. ↑ Smith, Michael T.; Field, Courtney R.; Crouch, Neil R.; Hirst, Manton (1998). "The Distribution of Mesembrine Alkaloids in Selected Taxa of the Mesembryanthemaceae and their Modification in the Sceletium Derived 'Kougoed'". Pharmaceutical Biology. 36 (3): 173–179. doi:10.1076/phbi.36.3.173.6350.