Wiktionary
delosperma
n. Any of the genus (taxlink Delosperma genus) of succulent plants, common in Africa.
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Delosperma
Delosperma ('delos'=evident, 'sperma'=seed) is a genus of around 100 species of succulent plants, formerly included in Mesembryanthemum in the family Aizoaceae. The family is common in southern and eastern Africa.
Species include:
- Delosperma acuminatum
- Delosperma alpina
- Delosperma bosseranum, iceplant
- Delosperma cooperi
- Delosperma congesta
- Delosperma echinatum
- Delosperma ecklonis
- Delosperma esterhuyseniae
- Delosperma floribunda
- Delosperma hallii
- Delosperma harazianum
- Delosperma harazianum Shibam
- Delosperma hirtum
- Delosperma hallii aff. litorale St. Fancis Bay
- Delosperma lehmannii
- Delosperma lydenburgense
- Delosperma nakurense
- Delosperma nubigenum
- Delosperma pageanum
- Delosperma pergamentaceum
- Delosperma sutherlandii
- Delosperma tradescantiodes
Delosperma species, as do most Aizoaceae, have hygrochastic capsules, opening and closing with changes in humidity.