Biology:Schwantesia
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Schwantesia is a genus of plant in the family Aizoaceae. It is native to Namibia and the Cape Provinces of South Africa.[1] It is named in honor of the German botanist and archaeologist Gustav Schwantes (1881–1960).[2]
Schwantesia species resemble those genera within the family Aizoaceae to which they are most closely related; namely Lithops, Dinteranthus and Lapidaria.
Species
Eleven species are accepted.[1]
- Schwantesia acutipetala L.Bolus
- Schwantesia borcherdsii L.Bolus
- Schwantesia constanceae N.Zimm.
- Schwantesia herrei L.Bolus
- Schwantesia loeschiana Tischer
- Schwantesia marlothii L.Bolus
- Schwantesia pillansii L.Bolus
- Schwantesia ruedebuschii Dinter
- Schwantesia speciosa L.Bolus
- Schwantesia succumbens (Dinter) Dinter ex H.Jacobsen
- Schwantesia triebneri L.Bolus
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Schwantesia Dinter | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science]"] (in en). http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:16345-1.
- ↑ Genaust, Helmut (1976). Etymologisches Wörterbuch der botanischen Pflanzennamen ISBN 3-7643-0755-2
Wikidata ☰ Q136495 entry
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