Biology:Stoeberia

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Short description: Genus of flowering plant

Stoeberia
Stoeberia fructescens02.jpg
Stoeberia fructescens
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Aizoaceae
Subfamily: Ruschioideae
Tribe: Ruschieae
Genus: Stoeberia
Dinter & Schwantes
Synonyms

Ruschianthemum Friedrich

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

It is native to Namibia and also the Cape Provinces in the South African Republic.[1]

The genus name of Stoeberia is in honour of Ernst Stoeber (1889–1927?), a German teacher and botanist in Lüderitz in present-day Namibia.[2] It was first described and published in Z. Sukkulentenk. Vol.3 on page 17 in 1927.[1]

Known species

According to Kew:[1]

  • Stoeberia arborea van Jaarsv.
  • Stoeberia beetzii (Dinter) Dinter & Schwantes
  • Stoeberia carpii Friedrich
  • Stoeberia frutescens (L.Bolus) van Jaarsv.
  • Stoeberia giftbergensis (L.Bolus) van Jaarsv.
  • Stoeberia gigas (Dinter) Dinter & Schwantes
  • Stoeberia utilis (L.Bolus) van Jaarsv.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q762115 entry