Drosanthemum hispidum

Drosanthemum hispidum, the hairy dewflower, is a species of perennial herb in the family Aizoaceae (stone plants). They are succulent plants and have a self-supporting growth form and simple, broad leaves. Flowers are visited by Colletes schultzei.^[1][2]

Drosanthemum hispidum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Aizoaceae
Genus:	Drosanthemum
Species:	D. hispidum
Binomial name
Drosanthemum hispidum (L.) Schwantes (1927)
Synonyms
Mesembryanthemum hispidum L. (1753)

D. hispidum contains the alkaloid 4'-O-demethylmesembrenol^[3] structurally related to alkaloids in Kanna (Sceletium tortuosum).

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