Acrosanthes

Acrosanthes is a genus of flowering plants in the family Aizoaceae. It is native to the Namibia and South Africa's Cape Provinces in Southern Africa.

Description
Plants in this genus are generally prostrate to sprawling branching perennials with opposite succulent leaves. Inflorescences are a cyme, and flowers have 5 calyx lobes, 8 to many stamen, and an inferior ovary. Fruits are 2 loculed capsules with basal placentation (see "in plants"), and the fruit is xerochastic (fruit dehisces when dry). Their seeds are likely dispersed by ants.

Taxonomy
This genus was first described by Ecklon and Zeyher in 1837.

Species
There are 7 recognized species as of 2022:


 * 1) Acrosanthes anceps (Thunb.) Sond.
 * 2) Acrosanthes angustifolia Eckl. & Zeyh.
 * 3) Acrosanthes decandra Fenzl
 * 4) Acrosanthes humifusa (Thunb.) Sond.
 * 5) Acrosanthes microphylla Adamson
 * 6) Acrosanthes parviflora J.C.Manning & Goldblatt
 * 7) Acrosanthes teretifolia Eckl. & Zeyh.