Biology:Ottosonderia

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Short description: Genus of flowering plant

Ottosonderia
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Aizoaceae
Subfamily: Ruschioideae
Tribe: Ruschieae
Genus: Ottosonderia
L.Bolus

Ottosonderia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Aizoaceae.[1]

Its native range is the Cape Provinces in South Africa.[1]

The genus name of Ottosonderia is in honour of Otto Wilhelm Sonder (1812–1881), a German botanist and pharmacist.[2] It was first described and published in Notes Mesembryanthemum Vol.3 on page 292 in 1958.[1]

Known species

According to Kew:[1]

  • Ottosonderia monticola (Sond.) L.Bolus
  • Ottosonderia obtusa L.Bolus

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3022418 entry