Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 1: 480 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not designated).

Linnaeus, C. (1754), Genera Plantarum Edn. 5: 215 [secondary reference]

Willdenow, C.L. (1799), Species Plantarum Edn. 4, 2(2): 1051 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (18 September 1854), Definitions of rare or hitherto undescribed Australian plants, chiefly collected within the boundaries of the colony of Victoria. Transactions of the Philosophical Society of Victoria 1: 10 [secondary reference]

Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 323 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 31 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 87 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 227 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1924), Casuarinaceae - Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia 2: 219 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: Greek mesembria, midday; anthemon, flower; the flowers open fully in the sun.

Brown, N.E. (1925), Gardeners' Chronicle. London. Series 3 78: 232 [secondary reference]

• Type: Mesembryanthemum umbellatum L.

Cronquist, A.J. (1981), An Integrated System of Classification of Flowering Plants: 256 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 62 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Gasoul Adans. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Cryophytum N.E.Br. legitimate

Prescott, A. & Venning, J. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1984), Aizoaceae. Flora of Australia 4: 21-24 [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), SA (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), Vic (naturalised), Tas (naturalised)

Rye, B.L. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Aizoaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 1: 78 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Highet, J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Aizoaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 195-196 [secondary reference]

Brummitt, R.K. (1992), Vascular Plant Families and Genera: 119, 179 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Gasoul Adans. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Cryophytum N.E.Br. legitimate

Hartmann, H.E.K. in Kubitzki, K. (ed.) (1993), Aizoaceae. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 2: 46 [secondary reference]

Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Aizoaceae. Flora of Victoria 3: 107 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Highet, J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Aizoaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 195 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2005), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Mesembrianthemum J.M.Black orth. var.

• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), SA (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), Vic (naturalised), Tas (naturalised)

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 540 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Psilocaulon N.E.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Aptenia N.E.Br. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Mesembrianthemum J.M.Black orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Psilocaulon N.E.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Aptenia N.E.Br. legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), SA (naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), Vic (naturalised), Tas (naturalised)

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