Classification
Class
Magnoliopsida Brongn.
Order
Caryophyllales Juss. ex Bercht. & J.Presl
Family
Aizoaceae
Genus
Disphyma N.E.Br.
 Subordinate Taxa
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Disphyma australe (W.T.Aiton) N.E.Br., The Gardeners' Chronicle Ser. 3, 87: 14 (1930)
Synonymy:
  • ≡ Mesembryanthemum australe W.T.Aiton, Hortus Kewensis 2: 187 (1789)
Vernacular Name(s):
Horokaka; Maori ice plant; New Zealand ice plant; Ngarangara; Ruerueke
 Description

Trailing herb. Stem terete, glabrous. Lvs 3-angled, acute, often mucronate, tapering to connate base, (6)–20–30–(40) × 4–6–(9) mm; margins usually smooth, rarely papillate. Fls 2–4 cm diam. Petals uniformly white to deep pink, in 3–5 rows, 1–3 cm long. Stamens 4–6 mm long; inner filaments hairy at base. Stigmas (5)–6–8–(10). Capsule valves with parallel or ± divergent expanding keels; placental tubercle rounded or 0. Seeds brown, obovoid, rugose, c. 1 mm long.

[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]

 Biostatus
Indigenous (Endemic)
Number of subspecific taxa in New Zealand within Disphyma australe (W.T.Aiton) N.E.Br.
CategoryNumber
Indigenous (Endemic)2
Total2
 Phenology

Flowering: (Jul.)–Oct.–Jan.–(Jun.); Fruiting: (Sep.)–Dec.–Jan.– (May)

 Bibliography
Hortus Kewensis
The Gardeners' Chronicle