Dinteranthus
| Dinteranthus | |
|---|---|
| File:Dintheranthus wilmotianus1.jpg | |
| A flowering Dintheranthus wilmotianus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Aizoaceae |
| Subfamily: | Ruschioideae |
| Tribe: | Ruschieae |
| Genus: | Dinteranthus Schwantes |
| Type species | |
| Dinteranthus microspermus | |
Dinteranthus is a genus of plants in the family Aizoaceae. It occurs in the arid northwestern parts of the Northern Cape Province, South Africa and the south-eastern parts of Namibia.[1]
Description
[edit | edit source]The plants are mesembs, and resemble those genera within the family Aizoaceae to which they are most closely related; namely Lithops, Lapidaria and Schwantesia, although they require even less water and have a distinctive keel along the lower leaf surface. Unlike Lithops, Dinteranthus have smaller seeds, no taproot, and shallow fibrous roots.
The genus name of Dinteranthus is in honour of Kurt Dinter (1868–1945), a German botanist and explorer in South West Africa and the Greek word 'anthos' meaning flower.[2]
Species
[edit | edit source]Dinteranthus contains the following accepted species:[1]
| Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|
| Dinteranthus inexpectatus (Dinter) Schwantes | Namibia | |
| File:Dinteranthus microspermus.jpg | Dinteranthus microspermus (Dinter & Derenberg) Schwantes | Namibia |
| Dinteranthus pole-evansii (N.E.Br.) Schwantes | Cape Provinces | |
| File:Dinteranthus microspermus puberulus 16977.jpg | Dinteranthus puberulus N.E.Br. | Cape Provinces |
| File:Vallis-mariae-0829.jpg | Dinteranthus vallis-mariae (Dinter & Schwantes) B.Fearn | Namibia. |
| Dinteranthus vanzylii (L.Bolus) Schwantes | Cape Provinces | |
| File:Dintheranthus wilmotianus1.jpg | Dinteranthus wilmotianus L.Bolus | Cape Provinces |
References
[edit | edit source]External links
[edit | edit source]- Error creating thumbnail: File missing Media related to Lua error in Module:Commons_link at line 62: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). at Wikimedia Commons
- File:Wikispecies-logo.svg Data related to Dinteranthus at Wikispecies
- Succulent guide.com Genus: Dinteranthus
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