Aptenia
 Aptenia is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Aizoaceae. They are native to southern Africa. The genus name is from the Greek a- (not) and ptenos (winged) and refers to the wingless fruit capsules.These are succulent subshrubs growing from a system of fibrous often fleshy roots. The stems lie prostrate on the ground or may climb. The stem bases are woody and the stems are green. The leaves are mostly oppositely arranged but those near the inflorescences may be alternate.