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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Aizoaceae |
| Genus: | Lampranthus |
| Species: | L. spectabilis
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Phytochemistry
editL. 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.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ a b "Lampranthus spectabilis (Haw.) N.E.Br". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ^ "Lampranthus spectabilis (LMPSP)". EPPO Global Database. European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization. 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
Cultivated as an ornamental
- ^ "Lampranthus spectabilis". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
5 suppliers
- ^ "Find a plant Lampranthus spectabilis 21 results". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ^ Smith, Michael T.; Field, Courtney R.; Crouch, Neil R.; Hirst, Manton (1998). "The Distribution of Mesembrine Alkaloids in Selected Taxa of the Mesembryanthemaceae and their Modification in the Sceletium Derived 'Kougoed'". Pharmaceutical Biology. 36 (3): 173–179. doi:10.1076/phbi.36.3.173.6350.
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