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Mesembryanthemum cordifolium

L.f. (1782)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-CoreEudicot Order: Caryophyllales Family: Aizoaceae Genus: Mesembryanthemum

hearts-and-flowers, rock rose

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Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form: Plants succulent short-lived.

Stems: Stems 3–6 dm, internodes 1–5 cm, often rooting at nodes.

Roots: Roots fibrous.

Leaves: Leaves simple. Alternate. Blades cordate-ovate, 1–3 × 0.5–5 cm. Apex acute. Surfaces minutely papillate, appearing smooth. Margins entire. Petiolate. Stipules absent.

Flowers: Flowers solitary, axillary pedicel 8–15 mm. Calyx lobes 4, unequal, 2 larger and leaflike, 2 green, tapered 2–5 mm. Petals 80, reflexed, pink to purple (red in hybrid cultivar “Red Apple”), 3–4 mm. Stamens 80, arising from hypanthium, Staminodia 50, erect, white, 3 mm. Ovary inferior, 4-loculed; placentation axile; styles absent; stigmas 4, linear.

Fruit: Capsules hygroscopic; obconic; valves 4; valve lids and wings absent 13–15 mm. Seeds 800; brownish black; flat; tuberculate; arils absent.

Ploidy: 2n = 18

Habitat:

Elevation Range:

Historical Distribution

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Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Potentially naturalizing

Island Status

Kaua'i Potentially naturalizing
O'ahu Only found in cultivation

Dispersal Agents


Pollinators

Specimens

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Suppl. Pl.: 260 (1782)

Other References

Staples & Herbst 2005:96 (KEY, DESCR [as Aptenia cordifolia]); Frohlich & Lau 2012:49 (K? [adventive, Māhā‘ulepū, 2002]); Klak & Bruyns 2013:205 (Syn. A. cordifolia = M. cordifolium)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Scientific Name Authorship Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. North of Lydgate Campgrounds, on the bike/ walking path next to Nehe Rd. Not cultivated; spreading from a mound that was probably green waste. Two patches present, covering about 30 X 10 m. Growing in Casuarina dominated coastal habitat with Coccoloba uvifera and Barleria repens. Stems creeping along barren leaf litter covered ground under Casuarina. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Kelsey Brock 943 Kauai PTBG 2/7/2017
2 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. W Maui, Wailuku District, Waikapu Valley Coastal habitat PRESERVED_SPECIMEN K. Brock 943 Maui HAPI 2/7/2017
3 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. North of Lydgate Campgrounds, on the bike/ walking path next to Nehe Rd. Unspecified Kelsey Brock 943 Kauai HAPI 2/9/2017
4 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. North of Lydgate Campgrounds, on the bike/ walking path next to Nehe Rd. Unspecified Kelsey Brock 943 Kauai HAPI 2/8/2017
5 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. North of Lydgate Campgrounds, on the bike/ walking path next to Nehe Rd. Unspecified Kelsey Brock 943 Kauai HAPI 2/7/2017
6 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. honolulu, campus of kaimuki intermediate school, 18th ave & kilauea ave Planted at base of a tree. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN herbst, d.r. collector number: 9217 Oahu BISH 12/31/1989
7 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. honolulu: manoa valley; university of hawaii manoa campus, hemenway hall In partial shade underneath a tree. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN lau, j. collector number: 1171 Oahu BISH 6/30/1985
8 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. Cultivated by M. Emrick, Honua Farm, Kikala Road, Kalaheo. Cultivated. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Lynwood Hume 388 Kauai PTBG 7/27/1989
9 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. Lihue District. North of Lydgate Campgrounds, on the bike/waling path next to Nehe Road. Not cultivated; spreading from a mound that was probably green waste. Two patches present, covering about 30 X 10 meters. Growing in Casuarina dominated coastal habitat with Coccoloba uvifera and Barleria repens. Stems creeping along barren leaf litter covered ground under Casuarina. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Brock, K. 943 Kauai BISH 2/7/2017
10 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. Honolulu, campus of Kaimuki Intermediate School, 18th Ave & Kilauea Ave Planted at base of a tree. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Herbst, D.R. 9217 Oahu BISH 12/31/1989
11 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. lihue district, north of lydgate campgrounds, on the bike/walking path next to nehe rd. Coastal habitat PRESERVED_SPECIMEN k. brock 943 Kauai US 2/7/2017
12 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. Lihue District, North of Lydgate Campgrounds, on the bike/walking path next to Nehe Rd. Coastal habitat PRESERVED_SPECIMEN K. Brock 943 Kauai US 2/7/2017
13 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. Mahaulepu. Dump area over lithified dunes. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Tim Flynn 7110 Kauai PTBG 10/8/2002
14 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. lihue district, mahaulepu, dump area over lithified dunes. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN t. w. flynn & r. culbertson 7110 Kauai US 10/8/2002
15 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. U.H. campus, Hemenway Hall In partial shade underneath a tree. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Lau, J. 1171 Oahu BISH 6/30/1985
16 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. Honolulu: Manoa Valley; University of Hawaii Manoa Campus, Hemenway Hall In partial shade underneath a tree. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Lau, J. 1171 Oahu BISH 6/30/1985
17 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. Lihue, Mahaulepu dump over lithified dunes; Leucaena, Prosopis, Bontia, Sida PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Flynn, T. 7110 Kauai BISH 10/8/2002
18 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. Lihue, Mahaulepu dump over lithified dunes; Leucaena, Prosopis, Bontia, Sida PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Flynn, T. Culbertson, R. Collector Number: 7110 Kauai BISH 10/8/2002
19 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. honua farm, kikala rd, kalaheo PRESERVED_SPECIMEN hume, l. collector number: 388 Kauai BISH 7/27/1989
20 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. lihue, mahaulepu mesic patch of remnant forest; densley shaded slopes of bare dirt; with Asplenium macraei, Morinda, Urera, Syzygium, Delissea PRESERVED_SPECIMEN flynn, t. culbertson, r. collector number: 7110 Oahu BISH 10/8/2002
21 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. u.h. campus, hemenway hall In partial shade underneath a tree. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN lau, j. collector number: 1171 Oahu BISH 6/30/1985
22 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. Oahu HUMAN_OBSERVATION Imada, C. Oahu 11/12/2016
23 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. North of Lydgate Campgrounds, on the bike/ walking path next to Nehe Rd. Not cultivated; spreading from a mound that was probably green waste. Two patches present, covering about 30 X 10 m. Growing in Casuarina dominated coastal habitat with Coccoloba uvifera and Barleria repens. Stems creeping along barren leaf litter covered ground under Casuarina. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Kelsey Brock 943 Kauai PTBG 2/7/2017
24 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. W Maui, Wailuku District, Waikapu Valley Coastal habitat PRESERVED_SPECIMEN K. Brock 943 Maui HAPI 2/7/2017
25 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. North of Lydgate Campgrounds, on the bike/ walking path next to Nehe Rd. Unspecified Kelsey Brock 943 Kauai HAPI 2/9/2017
26 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. North of Lydgate Campgrounds, on the bike/ walking path next to Nehe Rd. Unspecified Kelsey Brock 943 Kauai HAPI 2/8/2017
27 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. North of Lydgate Campgrounds, on the bike/ walking path next to Nehe Rd. Unspecified Kelsey Brock 943 Kauai HAPI 2/7/2017
28 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. honolulu, campus of kaimuki intermediate school, 18th ave & kilauea ave Planted at base of a tree. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN herbst, d.r. collector number: 9217 Oahu BISH 12/31/1989
29 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. honolulu: manoa valley; university of hawaii manoa campus, hemenway hall In partial shade underneath a tree. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN lau, j. collector number: 1171 Oahu BISH 6/30/1985
30 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. Cultivated by M. Emrick, Honua Farm, Kikala Road, Kalaheo. Cultivated. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Lynwood Hume 388 Kauai PTBG 7/27/1989
31 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. Lihue District. North of Lydgate Campgrounds, on the bike/waling path next to Nehe Road. Not cultivated; spreading from a mound that was probably green waste. Two patches present, covering about 30 X 10 meters. Growing in Casuarina dominated coastal habitat with Coccoloba uvifera and Barleria repens. Stems creeping along barren leaf litter covered ground under Casuarina. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Brock, K. 943 Kauai BISH 2/7/2017
32 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. Honolulu, campus of Kaimuki Intermediate School, 18th Ave & Kilauea Ave Planted at base of a tree. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Herbst, D.R. 9217 Oahu BISH 12/31/1989
33 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. lihue district, north of lydgate campgrounds, on the bike/walking path next to nehe rd. Coastal habitat PRESERVED_SPECIMEN k. brock 943 Kauai US 2/7/2017
34 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. Lihue District, North of Lydgate Campgrounds, on the bike/walking path next to Nehe Rd. Coastal habitat PRESERVED_SPECIMEN K. Brock 943 Kauai US 2/7/2017
35 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. Mahaulepu. Dump area over lithified dunes. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Tim Flynn 7110 Kauai PTBG 10/8/2002
36 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. lihue district, mahaulepu, dump area over lithified dunes. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN t. w. flynn & r. culbertson 7110 Kauai US 10/8/2002
37 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. U.H. campus, Hemenway Hall In partial shade underneath a tree. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Lau, J. 1171 Oahu BISH 6/30/1985
38 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. Honolulu: Manoa Valley; University of Hawaii Manoa Campus, Hemenway Hall In partial shade underneath a tree. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Lau, J. 1171 Oahu BISH 6/30/1985
39 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. Lihue, Mahaulepu dump over lithified dunes; Leucaena, Prosopis, Bontia, Sida PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Flynn, T. 7110 Kauai BISH 10/8/2002
40 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. Lihue, Mahaulepu dump over lithified dunes; Leucaena, Prosopis, Bontia, Sida PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Flynn, T. Culbertson, R. Collector Number: 7110 Kauai BISH 10/8/2002
41 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. honua farm, kikala rd, kalaheo PRESERVED_SPECIMEN hume, l. collector number: 388 Kauai BISH 7/27/1989
42 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. lihue, mahaulepu mesic patch of remnant forest; densley shaded slopes of bare dirt; with Asplenium macraei, Morinda, Urera, Syzygium, Delissea PRESERVED_SPECIMEN flynn, t. culbertson, r. collector number: 7110 Oahu BISH 10/8/2002
43 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. u.h. campus, hemenway hall In partial shade underneath a tree. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN lau, j. collector number: 1171 Oahu BISH 6/30/1985
44 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. Oahu HUMAN_OBSERVATION Imada, C. Oahu 11/12/2016
45 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. North of Lydgate Campgrounds, on the bike/ walking path next to Nehe Rd. Not cultivated; spreading from a mound that was probably green waste. Two patches present, covering about 30 X 10 m. Growing in Casuarina dominated coastal habitat with Coccoloba uvifera and Barleria repens. Stems creeping along barren leaf litter covered ground under Casuarina. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Kelsey Brock 943 Kauai PTBG 2/7/2017
46 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. W Maui, Wailuku District, Waikapu Valley Coastal habitat PRESERVED_SPECIMEN K. Brock 943 Maui HAPI 2/7/2017
47 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. North of Lydgate Campgrounds, on the bike/ walking path next to Nehe Rd. Unspecified Kelsey Brock 943 Kauai HAPI 2/9/2017
48 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. North of Lydgate Campgrounds, on the bike/ walking path next to Nehe Rd. Unspecified Kelsey Brock 943 Kauai HAPI 2/8/2017
49 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. North of Lydgate Campgrounds, on the bike/ walking path next to Nehe Rd. Unspecified Kelsey Brock 943 Kauai HAPI 2/7/2017
50 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. honolulu, campus of kaimuki intermediate school, 18th ave & kilauea ave Planted at base of a tree. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN herbst, d.r. collector number: 9217 Oahu BISH 12/31/1989
51 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. honolulu: manoa valley; university of hawaii manoa campus, hemenway hall In partial shade underneath a tree. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN lau, j. collector number: 1171 Oahu BISH 6/30/1985
52 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. Cultivated by M. Emrick, Honua Farm, Kikala Road, Kalaheo. Cultivated. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Lynwood Hume 388 Kauai PTBG 7/27/1989
53 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. Lihue District. North of Lydgate Campgrounds, on the bike/waling path next to Nehe Road. Not cultivated; spreading from a mound that was probably green waste. Two patches present, covering about 30 X 10 meters. Growing in Casuarina dominated coastal habitat with Coccoloba uvifera and Barleria repens. Stems creeping along barren leaf litter covered ground under Casuarina. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Brock, K. 943 Kauai BISH 2/7/2017
54 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. Honolulu, campus of Kaimuki Intermediate School, 18th Ave & Kilauea Ave Planted at base of a tree. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Herbst, D.R. 9217 Oahu BISH 12/31/1989
55 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. lihue district, north of lydgate campgrounds, on the bike/walking path next to nehe rd. Coastal habitat PRESERVED_SPECIMEN k. brock 943 Kauai US 2/7/2017
56 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. Lihue District, North of Lydgate Campgrounds, on the bike/walking path next to Nehe Rd. Coastal habitat PRESERVED_SPECIMEN K. Brock 943 Kauai US 2/7/2017
57 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. Mahaulepu. Dump area over lithified dunes. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Tim Flynn 7110 Kauai PTBG 10/8/2002
58 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. lihue district, mahaulepu, dump area over lithified dunes. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN t. w. flynn & r. culbertson 7110 Kauai US 10/8/2002
59 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. U.H. campus, Hemenway Hall In partial shade underneath a tree. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Lau, J. 1171 Oahu BISH 6/30/1985
60 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. Honolulu: Manoa Valley; University of Hawaii Manoa Campus, Hemenway Hall In partial shade underneath a tree. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Lau, J. 1171 Oahu BISH 6/30/1985
61 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. Lihue, Mahaulepu dump over lithified dunes; Leucaena, Prosopis, Bontia, Sida PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Flynn, T. 7110 Kauai BISH 10/8/2002
62 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. Lihue, Mahaulepu dump over lithified dunes; Leucaena, Prosopis, Bontia, Sida PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Flynn, T. Culbertson, R. Collector Number: 7110 Kauai BISH 10/8/2002
63 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. honua farm, kikala rd, kalaheo PRESERVED_SPECIMEN hume, l. collector number: 388 Kauai BISH 7/27/1989
64 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. lihue, mahaulepu mesic patch of remnant forest; densley shaded slopes of bare dirt; with Asplenium macraei, Morinda, Urera, Syzygium, Delissea PRESERVED_SPECIMEN flynn, t. culbertson, r. collector number: 7110 Oahu BISH 10/8/2002
65 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. u.h. campus, hemenway hall In partial shade underneath a tree. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN lau, j. collector number: 1171 Oahu BISH 6/30/1985
66 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. Oahu HUMAN_OBSERVATION Imada, C. Oahu 11/12/2016
67 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. North of Lydgate Campgrounds, on the bike/ walking path next to Nehe Rd. Not cultivated; spreading from a mound that was probably green waste. Two patches present, covering about 30 X 10 m. Growing in Casuarina dominated coastal habitat with Coccoloba uvifera and Barleria repens. Stems creeping along barren leaf litter covered ground under Casuarina. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Kelsey Brock 943 Kauai PTBG 2/7/2017
68 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. W Maui, Wailuku District, Waikapu Valley Coastal habitat PRESERVED_SPECIMEN K. Brock 943 Maui HAPI 2/7/2017
69 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. North of Lydgate Campgrounds, on the bike/ walking path next to Nehe Rd. Unspecified Kelsey Brock 943 Kauai HAPI 2/9/2017
70 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. North of Lydgate Campgrounds, on the bike/ walking path next to Nehe Rd. Unspecified Kelsey Brock 943 Kauai HAPI 2/8/2017
71 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. North of Lydgate Campgrounds, on the bike/ walking path next to Nehe Rd. Unspecified Kelsey Brock 943 Kauai HAPI 2/7/2017
72 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. honolulu, campus of kaimuki intermediate school, 18th ave & kilauea ave Planted at base of a tree. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN herbst, d.r. collector number: 9217 Oahu BISH 12/31/1989
73 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. honolulu: manoa valley; university of hawaii manoa campus, hemenway hall In partial shade underneath a tree. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN lau, j. collector number: 1171 Oahu BISH 6/30/1985
74 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. Cultivated by M. Emrick, Honua Farm, Kikala Road, Kalaheo. Cultivated. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Lynwood Hume 388 Kauai PTBG 7/27/1989
75 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. Lihue District. North of Lydgate Campgrounds, on the bike/waling path next to Nehe Road. Not cultivated; spreading from a mound that was probably green waste. Two patches present, covering about 30 X 10 meters. Growing in Casuarina dominated coastal habitat with Coccoloba uvifera and Barleria repens. Stems creeping along barren leaf litter covered ground under Casuarina. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Brock, K. 943 Kauai BISH 2/7/2017
76 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. Honolulu, campus of Kaimuki Intermediate School, 18th Ave & Kilauea Ave Planted at base of a tree. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Herbst, D.R. 9217 Oahu BISH 12/31/1989
77 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. lihue district, north of lydgate campgrounds, on the bike/walking path next to nehe rd. Coastal habitat PRESERVED_SPECIMEN k. brock 943 Kauai US 2/7/2017
78 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. Lihue District, North of Lydgate Campgrounds, on the bike/walking path next to Nehe Rd. Coastal habitat PRESERVED_SPECIMEN K. Brock 943 Kauai US 2/7/2017
79 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. Mahaulepu. Dump area over lithified dunes. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Tim Flynn 7110 Kauai PTBG 10/8/2002
80 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. lihue district, mahaulepu, dump area over lithified dunes. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN t. w. flynn & r. culbertson 7110 Kauai US 10/8/2002
81 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. U.H. campus, Hemenway Hall In partial shade underneath a tree. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Lau, J. 1171 Oahu BISH 6/30/1985
82 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. Honolulu: Manoa Valley; University of Hawaii Manoa Campus, Hemenway Hall In partial shade underneath a tree. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Lau, J. 1171 Oahu BISH 6/30/1985
83 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. Lihue, Mahaulepu dump over lithified dunes; Leucaena, Prosopis, Bontia, Sida PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Flynn, T. 7110 Kauai BISH 10/8/2002
84 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. Lihue, Mahaulepu dump over lithified dunes; Leucaena, Prosopis, Bontia, Sida PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Flynn, T. Culbertson, R. Collector Number: 7110 Kauai BISH 10/8/2002
85 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. honua farm, kikala rd, kalaheo PRESERVED_SPECIMEN hume, l. collector number: 388 Kauai BISH 7/27/1989
86 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. lihue, mahaulepu mesic patch of remnant forest; densley shaded slopes of bare dirt; with Asplenium macraei, Morinda, Urera, Syzygium, Delissea PRESERVED_SPECIMEN flynn, t. culbertson, r. collector number: 7110 Oahu BISH 10/8/2002
87 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. u.h. campus, hemenway hall In partial shade underneath a tree. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN lau, j. collector number: 1171 Oahu BISH 6/30/1985
88 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. Oahu HUMAN_OBSERVATION Imada, C. Oahu 11/12/2016
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