Aizoaceae
This list of genera was made in April 2026 according to World Flora Online, Plants of the World Online, Klak & Bruyns (2012, 2013), Klak et al. 2015, 2017, 2018, 2020, and 2024, Schumann-Liede & Newton (2018), and Stevens 2001 onwards (APWeb). This list includes only genera present in our herbaria: M and MSB.
| All genera (accepted genera in bold) | Stored under | Synonyms included |
|---|---|---|
| Acrodon N.E.Br. | ||
| Acrosanthes Eckl. & Zeyh. | ||
| Aizoanthemopsis Klak (prev. under Aizoon L.) | ||
| Aizoanthemum Dinter ex Friedrich | ||
| Aizoon L. | Galenia L. | |
| Aloinopsis Schwantes | ||
| Amoebophyllum N.E.Br. | Mesembryanthemum L. | |
| Amphibolia L.Bolus ex A.G.J.Herre | ||
| Anisostigma Schinz (prev. under Tetragonia L.) | ||
| Antimima N.E.Br. (prev. under Ruschia Schwantes) | ||
| Apatesia N.E.Br. | ||
| Aptenia N.E.Br. | Mesembryanthemum L. | |
| Argyroderma N.E.Br. | ||
| Aridaria N.E.Br. | Mesembryanthemum L. | |
| Aspazoma N.E.Br. | Mesembryanthemum L. | |
| Astridia Dinter | ||
| Bergeranthus Schwantes | ||
| Bijlia N.E.Br. | ||
| Braunsia Schwantes | ||
| Carpanthea N.E.Br. | ||
| Carpobrotus N.E.Br. | ||
| Caulipsolon Klak | Mesembryanthemum L. | |
| Cephalophyllum (Haw.) N.E.Br. | ||
| Chasmatophyllum (Schwantes) Dinter & Schwantes | ||
| Cheiridopsis N.E.Br. | Odontophorus N.E.Br. | |
| Cleretum N.E.Br. | Dorotheanthus Schwantes, Micropterum Schwantes | |
| Conicosia N.E.Br. | ||
| Conophytum N.E.Br. | Ophthalmophyllum Dinter & Schwantes | |
| Cylindrophyllum Schwantes | ||
| Cypselea Turpin | Sesuvium L. | |
| Delosperma N.E.Br. | ||
| Derenbergiella Schwantes | Mesembryanthemum L. | |
| Dinteranthus Schwantes | ||
| Disphyma N.E.Br. | ||
| Dorotheanthus Schwantes | Cleretum N.E.Br. | |
| Dracophilus (Schwantes) Dinter & Schwantes (prev. under Juttadinteria Schwantes) | ||
| Drosanthemum Schwantes | ||
| Eberlanzia Schwantes | ||
| Ebracteola Dinter & Schwantes | ||
| Erepsia N.E.Br. | Kensitia Fedde, Semnanthe N.E.Br. | |
| Faucaria Schwantes | ||
| Fenestraria N.E.Br. | ||
| Galenia L. | Aizoon L. | |
| Gibbaeum Haw. ex N.E.Br. | ||
| Glottiphyllum Haw. ex N.E.Br. | ||
| Gunniopsis Pax | ||
| Hartmanthus S.A.Hammer (prev. under Delosperma N.E.Br.) | ||
| Hereroa (Schwantes) Dinter & Schwantes | ||
| Hymenocyclus Schwantes | Malephora N.E.Br. | |
| Jacobsenia L.Bolus & Schwantes | ||
| Jensenobotrya A.G.J.Herre | ||
| Jordaaniella H.E.K.Hartmann (prev. under Cephalophyllum (Haw.) N.E.Br.) | ||
| Juttadinteria Schwantes | ||
| Kensitia Fedde | Erepsia N.E.Br. | |
| Lampranthus N.E.Br. | ||
| Lapidaria (Dinter & Schwantes) N.E.Br. | ||
| Leipoldtia L.Bolus | ||
| Lemonanthemum Klak (prev. under Drosanthemum Schwantes) | ||
| Lithops N.E.Br. | ||
| Machairophyllum Schwantes | ||
| Malephora N.E.Br. | Hymenocyclus Schwantes | |
| Malephoropsis Klak (prev. under Drosanthemum Schwantes) | ||
| Mesembryanthemum L. | Amoebophyllum N.E.Br., Aptenia N.E.Br., Aridaria N.E.Br., Aspazoma N.E.Br., Caulipsolon Klak, Derenbergiella Schwantes, Phyllobolus N.E.Br., Platythyra N.E.Br., Plinthus Fenzl, Prenia N.E.Br., Psilocaulon N.E.Br., Sceletium N.E.Br., Synaptophyllum N.E.Br. | |
| Mestoklema N.E.Br. ex Glen | ||
| Meyerophytum Schwantes | ||
| Micropterum Schwantes | Cleretum N.E.Br. | |
| Mitrophyllum Schwantes (prev. under Mesembryanthemum L.) | ||
| Namibia (Schwantes) Dinter & Schwantes (prev. under Juttadinteria Schwantes) | ||
| Nananthus N.E.Br. | ||
| Octopoma N.E.Br. | ||
| Odontophorus N.E.Br. | Cheiridopsis N.E.Br. | |
| Ophthalmophyllum Dinter & Schwantes | Conophytum N.E.Br. | |
| Oscularia Schwantes | ||
| Phyllobolus N.E.Br. | Mesembryanthemum L. | |
| Platythyra N.E.Br. | Mesembryanthemum L. | |
| Pleiospilos N.E.Br. | ||
| Plinthus Fenzl | Mesembryanthemum L. | |
| Prenia N.E.Br. | Mesembryanthemum L. | |
| Prepodesma N.E.Br. (prev. under Aloinopsis Schwantes and Nananthus N.E.Br.) | ||
| Psammophora Dinter & Schwantes | ||
| Psilocaulon N.E.Br. | Mesembryanthemum L. | |
| Rhombophyllum (Schwantes) Schwantes | ||
| Ruschia Schwantes | ||
| Ruschianthemum Friedrich (prev. under Stoeberia Dinter & Schwantes) | ||
| Ruschianthus L.Bolus | ||
| Sceletium N.E.Br. | Mesembryanthemum L. | |
| Schwantesia Dinter | ||
| Scopelogena L.Bolus ex A.G.J.Herre | ||
| Sederbergia Klak (prev. under Ruschia Schwantes) | ||
| Semnanthe N.E.Br. | Erepsia N.E.Br. | |
| Sesuvium L. | Cypselea Turpin | |
| Smicrostigma N.E.Br. | ||
| Stayneria L.Bolus | ||
| Stoeberia Dinter & Schwantes | ||
| Stomatium Schwantes | ||
| Synaptophyllum N.E.Br. | Mesembryanthemum L. | |
| Tetragonia L. | ||
| Titanopsis Schwantes | ||
| Trianthema L. | ||
| Tribulocarpus S.Moore | ||
| Trichodiadema Schwantes | ||
| Vanzijlia L.Bolus | ||
| Zaleya Burm.f. |
References
- Klak, C., Bruyns, P.V. (2012). Phylogeny of the Dorotheantheae (Aizoaceae), a tribe of succulent annuals. Taxon, 61, 293-307. https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.612002
- Klak, C., Bruyns, P.V. (2013). A new infrageneric classification for Mesembryanthemum (Aizoaceae: Mesembryanthemoideae). Bothalia, 43, 2, 197-206. https://doi.org/10.4102/abc.v43i2.95
- Klak, C., Hanáček, P., Bruyns, P.V. (2015). A phylogeny and revised classification for the Apatesieae (Aizoaceae: Ruschioideae) with a comparison of centres of diversity. Taxon, 64, 507-522. https://doi.org/10.12705/643.7
- Klak, C., Hanáček, P., Bruyns, P.V. (2017). Disentangling the Aizooideae: New generic concepts and a new subfamily in Aizoaceae. Taxon, 66, 1147-1170. https://doi.org/10.12705/665.9
- Klak, C., Hanáček, P., Bruyns, P.V. (2018). A recircumscription of Jacobsenia (Aizoaceae): Re-instating Drosanthemopsis, with two new quartz-endemics from Namaqualand, South Africa and sinking Knersia. South African Journal of Botany, 116, 67-81. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2018.02.402
- Klak, C., Hanáček, P., Bruyns, P.V. (2024). Phylogeny and reclassification of Lampranthus (Ruschieae, Aizoaceae) in southern Africa. Taxon, 73, 818-853. https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.13166
- Klak, C., Hanáček, P., Curtis-Scott, O., Le Roux, A., Bruyns, P.V. (2020). New taxa in Drosanthemum and a new genus in Drosanthemeae (Ruschioideae, Aizoaceae). Phytotaxa 459 (2): 139–154. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.459.2.5
- Liede-Schumann, S., Newton. L.E. (2018). Notes on the Delosperma-Clade (Aizoaceae). Haseltonia, 25, 100-114. https://doi.org/10.2985/026.025.0109
- Stevens, P.F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 14, July 2017 [and more or less continuously updated since].
Foto: Mesembryanthemum L. © Luo Chen