Lampranthus aureus is a species of shrub in the family Aizoaceae (stone plants). They are succulent plants. They have a self-supporting growth form and simple, broad leaves.[1][2]

Lampranthus aureus
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Aizoaceae
Genus: Lampranthus
Species:
L. aureus
Binomial name
Lampranthus aureus
(L.) N.E.Br.
Synonyms

Mesembryanthemum aureum

Phytochemistry

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L. aureus contains mesembrenol and low levels of related alkaloids such as mesembrenone[3] and have sometimes been mismarketed as Kanna (Sceletium tortuosum) extract which contains higher levels of related alkaloids.[citation needed]

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References

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  1. ^ "Lampranthus aureus (L.) N. E. Br. - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
  2. ^ Mifsud, Stephen (2002-08-23). "Lampranthus aureus (Golden Vygie) : MaltaWildPlants.com - the online Flora of the Maltese Islands". www.maltawildplants.com. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  3. ^ Smith, Michael T.; Field, Courtney R.; Crouch, Neil R.; Hirst, Manton (1998). "The Distribution of Mesembrine Alkaloids in Selected Taxa of the Mesembryanthemaceae and their Modification in the Sceletium Derived 'Kougoed'". Pharmaceutical Biology. 36 (3): 173–179. doi:10.1076/phbi.36.3.173.6350.