I would like to have keys to the genera of Aizoaceae, or at least those found in South Africa (then = South Europe). I am struggling with the old literature so maybe there is something more comprehensive that I am not aware. Books also considered but the identification of members of this family are not easily identified from pictures... taxonomic keys are the most ideal.
The given link might be helpful to you
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0254629909003494
or this for South Africa http://biodiversityadvisor.sanbi.org/wp-content/themes/bst/keys/e-Key-20160604/Keysets/K_Aizoaceae.html
Many thanks David. I surfed over the last site already but there are only 10 genera none of which are found here in Malta, so I didn't give it any credit of utility. The one from US more or less the same problem but is quite useful because there are some genera that are common with those found here. So this should work out although I wished a key which covers more genera.
Thanks also to Subir, but the paper does not have the info I required. Maybe the problem in my question is that I have to ask keys for the family Mesembryanthemaceae since as I see it was recently split apart from Aizoaceae, but many recent European floras (and the key from US) do not reckon this split. I give a search on this family and be back if I find something useful. Thank you both!
A complete, updated key to all genera of the Aizoaceae can be found in the chapter "Aizoaceae" by H. Hartmann & M. Gerbaulet in the book "Aizoaceae" (H. Hartmann, ed.) within the series "Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants", Springer Science, 2017: https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007%2F978-3-662-49260-4_1
Thank you Joachim, there are a few excellent books out there but the prices are far away from my budget. The one above appears to be the ultimate bible but that volume is about 250eur. Thanks for everything.
I just examined the fruit and has two robust, bifid/forked winged rods below the closing membranes which are more or less identical to what I saw in Malephora crocea... But pink Malephoras are not much documented...
Many thanks to all who contributed for my question. My documents and knowledge about Aizoacea had increased thanks to your kind help. I have indeed contact an expert of this family - Dr Cornelia Klak who confirmed the genus Malephora. There is no widely known species which produce pink flowers, so this is likely an artificial hybrid for horticulture. Perhaps to know more, one has to search horticulture catalogs rather then academia! Thanks again!
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