Carpanthea

Carpanthea, called vetkousie, is a genus of flowering plants in the iceplant family Aizoaceae, native to the southwest of the Cape Province of South Africa.^[2] Low-lying succulent annuals, their flowers and fruit are edible.^[3]

Carpanthea
Carpanthea pomeridiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Aizoaceae
Subfamily:	Ruschioideae
Tribe:	Apatesieae
Genus:	Carpanthea N.E.Br.[1]
Species
See text
Synonyms[2]
Macrocaulon N.E.Br.

Species

Currently accepted species include:^[2]

• Carpanthea calendulacea (Haw.) L.Bolus
• Carpanthea pomeridiana (L.) N.E.Br.