Mesembryanthemum edule Linnaeus , Systema Naturae , ed. 10, 2 : 1060. 1759 Mesembryanthemum acinaciforme L. var. flavum L. (1753) Chapter 7: Linnaean Plant Names and their Types (part M) Jarvis, Charlie (L.) N. E. Br. N. E. Br. Linnaeus 1753 Magnoliopsida Aizoaceae Carpobrotus Plantae Caryophyllales Tracheophyta species edulis      Mesembryanthemum eduleLinnaeus,  Systema Naturae, ed. 10, 2: 1060. 1759.  ["Habitat ad Cap. b. spei."] Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 1: 695 (1762). RCN: 3697.  Replaced synonym:  Mesembryanthemum acinaciformeL. var. flavumL. (1753).   Lectotype(Blake in Contr. Queensland Herb. 7: 17. 1969): [icon] "  Mesembryanthemum falcatummajus, flore amplo luteo" in Dillenius, Hort. Eltham. 2: 283, t. 212, f. 272. 1732.   Note:See Preston & Sell (in Watsonia17: 237-238, f. 7. 1989) and Jonkers (in Brit. Cact. Succ. J.19: 182, f. 6. 2001), who both reproduce the type illustration.