Titanopsis calcarea
In bloom
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Aizoaceae
Genus: Titanopsis
Species:
T. calcarea
Binomial name
Titanopsis calcarea
Synonyms[2]
  • Mesembryanthemum calcareum Marloth

Titanopsis calcarea, commonly called the jewel plant, is a species of ice plant in the genus Titanopsis, native to the Cape Provinces, Free State, and Northern Provinces of South Africa.[2] A succulent, it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as an ornamental.[3]

German-South African botanist Rudolf Marloth described the species in 1926 as Mesembryanthemum calcareum, before Martin Heinrich Gustav Schwantes placed it in the genus Titanopsis.

References

  1. Z. Sukkulentenk. 2: 178 (1926)
  2. 1 2 "Titanopsis calcarea (Marloth) Schwantes". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  3. "Titanopsis calcarea jewel plant". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
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