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Namaqua Skeletonfig
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Namaqua Skeletonfig

Mesembryanthemum tortuosum

Sceletium tortuosum is a succulent plant commonly found in South Africa, which is also known as Kanna, Channa, Kougoed (Kauwgoed/ 'kougoed', prepared from 'fermenting' S. tortuosum)—which literally means, 'chew(able) things' or 'something to chew'.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 533332.