Lampranthus spectabilis explained

Lampranthus spectabilis, the trailing iceplant (a name it shares with other members of its family), is a species of flowering plant in the family Aizoaceae, native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa.[1] [2] The unimproved species and a number of cultivars are commercially available, including 'Tresco Apricot', 'Tresco Brilliant', 'Tresco Fire', 'Tresco Orange', 'Tresco Peach', 'Tresco Pearl', 'Tresco Purple', and 'Tresco Red'.[3] [4]

Phytochemistry

L. spectabilis contains mesembrenol and low levels of related alkaloids such as mesembrenone[5] and have sometimes been mismarketed as Kanna (Sceletium tortuosum) extract which contains higher levels of related alkaloids.

Notes and References

  1. 362323-1 . Lampranthus spectabilis (Haw.) N.E.Br. . 29 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Lampranthus spectabilis (LMPSP) . . 2022 . EPPO Global Database . European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization . 29 April 2022 . Cultivated as an ornamental .
  3. Web site: Lampranthus spectabilis . 2022 . The Royal Horticultural Society . 29 April 2022 . 5 suppliers .
  4. Web site: Find a plant Lampranthus spectabilis 21 results . 2022 . The Royal Horticultural Society . 29 April 2022 .
  5. 10.1076/phbi.36.3.173.6350 . The Distribution of Mesembrine Alkaloids in Selected Taxa of the Mesembryanthemaceae and their Modification in the Sceletium Derived 'Kougoed' . 1998 . Smith . Michael T. . Field . Courtney R. . Crouch . Neil R. . Hirst . Manton . Pharmaceutical Biology . 36 . 3 . 173–179 . free .

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