Biology:Aizoanthemum

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Aizoanthemum is a small genus of plant in the family Aizoaceae, native to southern Angola and western Namibia. It has only 5 species. Before being given their own genus, these species were considered a subgenus of Aizoon. The genus name comes from the Greek "anthemon" (flowering) and for the similarity to the genus Aizoon.[1]

Species

Five species are accepted.[2]

  • Aizoanthemum dinteri (Schinz) Friedrich
  • Aizoanthemum galenioides (Fenzl ex Sond.) Friedrich
  • Aizoanthemum membrum-connectens Dinter ex Friedrich
  • Aizoanthemum mossamedense (Welw. ex Oliv.) Friedrich
  • Aizoanthemum rehmannii (Schinz) H.E.K.Hartmann

Formerly placed here

See also

  • Kurt Dinter

References

  1. Eggli, Urs; Newton, Leonard E. (2004). Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer. p. 4. ISBN 978-3-540-00489-9. https://books.google.com/books?id=u2n5vusQ1DEC&pg=PA4. Retrieved 12 November 2018. 
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Wikidata ☰ Q143635 entry