Aizoaceae

Mesembryanthemum tortuosum L.

Family: Aizoaceae
Genus: Mesembryanthemum

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Mesembryanthemum tortuosum (Mesembryanthemum tortuosum) — FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (7)

Afrikaans: Kougoed
arz: تورتوسوم سكليتيوم
Chinese: 飞天玉
Dutch: Kauwgoed
German: Kanna
Persian: کانا
Turkish: Kanna

Synonyms

Mesembryanthemum aridum Moench
Mesembryanthemum concavum Haw.
Pentacoilanthus tortuosus (L.) Rappa & Camarrone
Phyllobolus tortuosus (L.) Bittrich
Sceletium boreale L.Bolus
Sceletium compactum L.Bolus
Sceletium concavum (Haw.) Schwantes
Sceletium framesii L.Bolus
Sceletium gracile L.Bolus
Sceletium joubertii L.Bolus
Sceletium namaquense L.Bolus
Sceletium namaquense var. subglobosum L.Bolus
Sceletium ovatum L.Bolus
Sceletium tortuosum (L.) N.E.Br.
Sceletium tugwelliae L.Bolus
Tetracoilanthus concavus (Haw.) Rappa & Camarrone

Flowers

In flower: August to October (from 47 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Brian du Preez, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: DMTrott, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: kevin koen, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Tomtp, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Brian du Preez, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Paul Emms, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.