Lampranthus aureus
{{Short description|Species of plant}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = Lampranthus aureus (2845779250).jpg
| genus = Lampranthus
| species = aureus
| authority = (L.) N.E.Br.
| synonyms = Mesembryanthemum aureum
}}
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.{{Cite web|title=Lampranthus aureus (L.) N. E. Br. - Encyclopedia of Life|url=https://eol.org/pages/5164928|access-date=2022-02-04|website=eol.org}}{{Cite web |last=Mifsud |first=Stephen |date=2002-08-23 |title=Lampranthus aureus (Golden Vygie) : MaltaWildPlants.com - the online Flora of the Maltese Islands. |url=https://www.maltawildplants.com/AIZO/Lampranthus_aureus.php |access-date=2022-03-05 |website=www.maltawildplants.com |language=en-us}}
Phytochemistry
L. aureus contains mesembrenol and low levels of related alkaloids such as mesembrenone{{cite journal | doi=10.1076/phbi.36.3.173.6350 | title=The Distribution of Mesembrine Alkaloids in Selected Taxa of the Mesembryanthemaceae and their Modification in the Sceletium Derived 'Kougoed' | year=1998 | last1=Smith | first1=Michael T. | last2=Field | first2=Courtney R. | last3=Crouch | first3=Neil R. | last4=Hirst | first4=Manton | journal=Pharmaceutical Biology | volume=36 | issue=3 | pages=173–179 | doi-access= }} and have sometimes been mismarketed as Kanna (Sceletium tortuosum) extract which contains higher levels of related alkaloids.{{Citation needed|date=June 2022}}
Sources
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