Botanical Laboratories, University of Leicester, LE1 7RH, Leicester, UK.
Planta. 1974 Mar;118(1):89-90. doi: 10.1007/BF00390506.
Lithops insularis, a non-halophytic member of the Mesembryanthemaceae, is shown to exhibit major features if crassulacean acid metabolism. Data are presented which demonstrate the accumulation, by this plant, of malic acid synthesised in darkness from carbon dioxide.
海岛朴（Lithops insularis），是马齿苋科的非盐生成员，表现出明显的肉质植物代谢特征。本文提供的数据表明，这种植物可以在黑暗中从二氧化碳合成苹果酸，并将其积累起来。
