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    Esterhuysenia

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

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

    Its native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa.[1]

    The genus name of Esterhuysenia is in honour of Elsie Elizabeth Esterhuysen (1912–2006), a South African botanist,[2] and it was first described and published in J. S. African Bot. Vol.33 on page 308 in 1967.[1]

    Known species:[1]

    • Esterhuysenia alpina L.Bolus
    • Esterhuysenia drepanophylla (Schltr. & A.Berger) H.E.K.Hartmann
    • Esterhuysenia inclaudens (L.Bolus) H.E.K.Hartmann
    • Esterhuysenia knysnana (L.Bolus) van Jaarsv.
    • Esterhuysenia mucronata (L.Bolus) Klak
    • Esterhuysenia stokoei (L.Bolus) H.E.K.Hartmann

    References[edit]

    1. ^ a b c d "Esterhuysenia L.Bolus | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
    2. ^ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, D–L. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-2676-9.
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