eHALOPH - Halophytes Database

Family	Aizoaceae
Genus	Mesembryanthemum
Species	crystallinum
Author	L.
Infraspecific	subsp.
Infraspecfic Author
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Plant type	chasmophyte
Life form	Annual
Ecotypes	unknown
Max. salinity	800 mM
Germination	unknown
Salt glands and bladders	Yes
Photosynthesis Pathway	CAM
Molecular data	Gene expression Transcriptomics RNA Metabolomics
Microbial interactions and mycorrhizal status	unknown
Bioremediation	Yes
antioxidants	DPPH scavenging activity Polyphenols
Secondary Metabolites	Flavanols Betacyanin Polyamines Previously was: Flavanols Betacyanin
Compatible Solutes	Pinitol Proline Inositol
Habitat	B3.3 Rock cliffs, ledges and shores, with angiosperms
Economic use	4850.0 Salt-tolerant ornamental 4850.0 Salt-tolerant ornamental
Distribution
Distribution (text)	South Africa Mediterranean region [introduced]
Miscellaneous notes	Salt bladders rather than salt glands Dense salt bladders on leaves epidermis.
References	Adams, P., J. C. Thomas, D. M. Vernon, H. J. Bohnert and R. G. Jensen (1992) Distinct Cellular and Organismic Responses to Salt Stress. Plant and Cell Physiology. 33, 8, 1215-1223. (see details) 1 Plants associated with this reference: Mesembryanthemum crystallinum Agarie, S., T. Shimoda, Y. Shimizu, K. Baumann, H. Sunagawa, A. Kondo, O. Ueno, T. Nakahara, A. Nose and J. C. Cushman (2007) Salt tolerance, salt accumulation, and ionic homeostasis in an epidermal bladder-cell-less mutant of the common ice plant Mesembryanthemum crystallinum. Journal of Experimental Botany. 58, 8, 1957-1967. (see details) 1 Plants associated with this reference: Mesembryanthemum crystallinum Aronson, J.A., D. Pasternak and A. Danon. (1988) Introduction and first evaluation of 120 halophytes under seawater irrigation. In: Arid lands : today and tomorrow : proceedings of an international research and development conference, Tucson, Arizona, U.S.A., October 20-25, 1985. 737. -746. (see details) 117 Plants associated with this reference: Allenrolfea occidentalis Anagallis arvensis Arthrocnemum fruticosum Arthrocnemum halocnemoides Arthrocnemum macrostachyum Astydamia latifolia Atriplex atacamensis Atriplex barclayana Atriplex bunburyana Atriplex canescens Atriplex cinerea Atriplex confertifolia Atriplex dimorphostegia Atriplex glauca Atriplex halimus Atriplex hymenelytra Atriplex lentiformis Atriplex leucoclada Atriplex leucophylla Atriplex linearis Atriplex nummularia Atriplex nuttallii Atriplex repanda Atriplex sagittifolia Atriplex semibaccata Atriplex undulata Atriplex vesicaria Batis maritima Beta vulgaris Borrichia frutescens Calotropis gigantea Calotropis procera Carpobrotus edulis Casuarina cristata Casuarina glauca Casuarina stricta Chenopodium auricomum Chenopodium macrospermum Conocarpus erectus Crambe maritima Crithmum maritimum Daucus halophilus Disphyma australe Disphyma crassifolium Drosanthemum candens Eremophila polyclada Eucalyptus sargentii Frankenia pulverulenta Galenia fruticosa Halimione portulacoides Haloxylon recurvum Inula crithmoides Inula viscosa Ipomoea stolonifera Iresine rhizomatosa Juncus maritimus Lampranthus albus Limonium axillare Limonium macrophyllum Limonium meyeri Limonium pectinatum Limonium perezii Limonium sinuatum Limonium vulgare Lotus creticus Lotus cytisoides Lycopersicon minor Maireana sedifolia Malacocera albicans Mesembryanthemum crystallinum Myoporum parvifolium Nitraria billardieri Nitraria retusa Nitraria schoberi Osteospermum fruticosum Otanthus maritimus Parapholis incurva Paspalum distichum Peganum harmala Pholiurus incurvus Phyla nodiflora Plantago crassifolia Plantago maritima Polypogon monspeliensis Puccinellia maritima Puccinellia peisonis Rhagodia crassifolia Salicornia bigelovii Salvadora persica Sarcocornia fruticosa Sarcocornia perennis Scaevola crassifolia Scaevola taccada Selliera radicans Sesuvium portulacastrum Sesuvium sessile Sesuvium verrucosum Solanum incanum Spartina longispica Suaeda maritima Suaeda nigra Suaeda nudiflora Suaeda splendens Suaeda torreyana Suaeda vera Suaeda vermiculata Tamarix chinensis Tamarix nilotica Tamarix senegalensis Tetragonia fruticosa Tetragonia implexicoma Tetragonia tetragonoides Thespesia populnea Urginea maritima Zygophyllum billardierei Zygophyllum coccineum Zygophyllum dumosum Barkla, B. J. and R. Vera-Estrella (2015) Single cell-type comparative metabolomics of epidermal bladder cells from the halophyte Mesembryanthemum crystallinum. Frontiers in Plant Science. 6, (see details) 1 Plants associated with this reference: Mesembryanthemum crystallinum Barkla, B. J., R. Vera-Estrella and C. Raymond (2016) Single-cell-type quantitative proteomic and ionomic analysis of epidermal bladder cells from the halophyte model plant Mesembryanthemum crystallinum to identify salt-responsive proteins. Bmc Plant Biology. 16, (see details) 1 Plants associated with this reference: Mesembryanthemum crystallinum Bueno, M. and M. P. Cordovilla (2019) Polyamines in Halophytes. Frontiers in Plant Science. 10, (see details) 7 Plants associated with this reference: Atriplex atacamensis Atriplex halimus Chenopodium quinoa Cymodocea nodosa Limbarda crithmoides Mesembryanthemum crystallinum Prosopis strombulifera Buhmann, A. and J. Papenbrock (2013) Biofiltering of aquaculture effluents by halophytic plants: Basic principles, current uses and future perspectives. Environmental and Experimental Botany. 92, 122-133. (see details) 21 Plants associated with this reference: Acrostichum aureum Atriplex barclayana Avicennia marina Bruguiera cylindrica Ceriops decandra Ceriops tagal Crithmum maritimum Cyperus corymbosus Juncus kraussii Leptochloa fusca Mesembryanthemum crystallinum Phragmites australis Rhizophora mangle Rhizophora mucronata Salicornia bigelovii Salicornia europaea Spartina alterniflora Suaeda esteroa Tamarix indica Typha angustifolia Xylocarpus granatum Chiang, C. P., W. C. Yim, Y. H. Sun, M. Ohnishi, T. Mimura, J. C. Cushman and H. E. Yen (2016) Identification of Ice Plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum L.) MicroRNAs Using RNA-Seq and Their Putative Roles in High Salinity Responses in Seedlings. Frontiers in Plant Science. 7, (see details) 1 Plants associated with this reference: Mesembryanthemum crystallinum Gil, R., M. Boscaiu, C. Lull, I. Bautista, A. Lidon and O. Vicente (2013) Are soluble carbohydrates ecologically relevant for salt tolerance in halophytes?. Functional Plant Biology. 40, 8-9, 805-818. (see details) 4 Plants associated with this reference: Kandelia candel Limonium perezii Mesembryanthemum crystallinum Tripolium pannonicum Ibdah, M., A. Krins, H. K. Seidlitz, W. Heller, D. Strack and T. Vogt (2002) Spectral dependence of flavonol and betacyanin accumulation in Mesembryanthemum crystallinum under enhanced ultraviolet radiation. Plant Cell and Environment. 25, 9, 1145-1154. (see details) 1 Plants associated with this reference: Mesembryanthemum crystallinum Ishitani, M., A. L. Majumder, A. Bornhouser, C. B. Michalowski, R. G. Jensen and H. J. Bohnert (1996) Coordinate transcriptional induction of myo-inositol metabolism during environmental stress. Plant Journal. 9, 4, 537-548. (see details) 1 Plants associated with this reference: Mesembryanthemum crystallinum Kluge, C., P. Lamkemeyer, N. Tavakoli, D. Golldack, A. Kandlbinder and K. J. Dietz (2003) cDNA cloning of 12 subunits of the V-type ATPase from Mesembryanthemum crystallinum and their expression under stress. Molecular Membrane Biology. 20, 2, 171-183. (see details) 1 Plants associated with this reference: Mesembryanthemum crystallinum Ksouri, R., W. Megdiche, H. Falleh, N. Trabelsi, M. Boulaaba, A. Smaoui and C. Abdelly (2008) Influence of biological, environmental and technical factors on phenolic content and antioxidant activities of Tunisian halophytes. Comptes Rendus Biologies. 331, 11, 865-873. (see details) 5 Plants associated with this reference: Cakile maritima Limoniastrum monopetalum Mesembryanthemum crystallinum Salsola kali Tamarix gallica Marius-Nicuşor Grigore, Constantin Toma (2010) Salt-secreting structures of Halophytes. An integrative approach (in Romanian). (see details) Link: https://archive.org/details/SALTSECRETINGSTRUCTURESOFHALOPHYTES.AnIntegr... 47 Plants associated with this reference: Aizoon canariense Artemisia santonicum Atriplex prostrata Atriplex tatarica Atriplex verrucifera Bassia crassifolia Bassia prostrata Bassia sedifolia Cakile maritima Camphorosma annua Camphorosma monspeliaca Crithmum maritimum Eryngium maritimum Frankenia corymbosa Frankenia laevis Frankenia pulverulenta Frankenia salina Frankenia thymifolia Halocnemum strobilaceum Lactuca tatarica Lepidium latifolium Limonium bellidifolium Limonium binervosum Mesembryanthemum crystallinum Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum Nitraria schoberi Petrosimonia brachiata Petrosimonia litwinowii Petrosimonia oppositifolia Petrosimonia sibirica Petrosimonia triandra Plantago cornuti Plantago coronopus Plantago crassifolia Plantago maritima Plantago tenuiflora Salicornia dolichostachya Salicornia europaea Salicornia ramosissima Salsola kali Salsola soda Spergularia marina Spergularia media Spergularia rubra Suaeda splendens Suaeda vera Suaeda vera Sanada, Y., H. Ueda, K. Kuribayashi, T. Andoh, F. Hayashi, N. Tamai and K. Wada (1995) Novel light-dark change of proline levels in halophyte (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum L) and glycophytes (Hordeum vulgare L and Triticum aestivum L) leaves and roots under salt stress. Plant and Cell Physiology. 36, 6, 965-970. (see details) 1 Plants associated with this reference: Mesembryanthemum crystallinum Tsukagoshi, H., T. Suzuki, K. Nishikawa, S. Agarie, S. Ishiguro and T. Higashiyama (2015) RNA-Seq Analysis of the Response of the Halophyte, Mesembryanthemum crystallinum (Ice Plant) to High Salinity. Plos One. 10, 2, (see details) 1 Plants associated with this reference: Mesembryanthemum crystallinum Van Oosten, M. J. and A. Maggio (2015) Functional biology of halophytes in the phytoremediation of heavy metal contaminated soils. Environmental and Experimental Botany. 111, 135-146. (see details) 17 Plants associated with this reference: Armeria maritima Atriplex halimus Atriplex lentiformis Atriplex nummularia Kosteletzkya virginica Limoniastrum monopetalum Mesembryanthemum crystallinum Salsola kali Sarcocornia perennis Sesuvium portulacastrum Spartina alterniflora Spartina anglica Spartina densiflora Spartina foliosa Suaeda maritima Tamarix aphylla Zostera noltii Vernon, D. M. and H. J. Bohnert (1992) Increased Expression of a Myoinositol Methyl Transferase in Mesembryanthemum-Crystallinum Is Part of a Stress Response Distinct From Crassulacean Acid Metabolism Induction. Plant Physiology. 99, 4, 1695-1698. (see details) 1 Plants associated with this reference: Mesembryanthemum crystallinum WINTER, K; TROUGHTON, JH (1977) PHOTOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS IN PLANTS OF COASTAL AND INLAND HABITATS OF ISRAEL AND SINAI. FLORA. 167, 1, 1. -34. (see details) 1 Plants associated with this reference: Mesembryanthemum crystallinum Winter, K. and J. A. M. Holtum (2007) Environment or development? Lifetime net CO(2) exchange and control of the expression of crassulacean acid metabolism in Mesembryanthemum crystallinum. Plant Physiology. 143, 1, 98-107. (see details) 1 Plants associated with this reference: Mesembryanthemum crystallinum

Report for Mesembryanthemum crystallinum L.