Eberlanzia (plant)

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

Eberlanzia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Aizoaceae
Subfamily: Ruschioideae
Tribe: Ruschieae
Genus: Eberlanzia
Schwantes

Its native range is Namibia and Cape Provinces (part of South Africa).[1]

The genus name of Eberlanzia is in honour of Friedrich Eberlanz, amateur naturalist of Lüderitz Bay in Namibia,[2] and it was published and described in Z. Sukkulentenk Vol.2 on page 189 in 1926.[1]

Known species:[1]

  • Eberlanzia clausa (Dinter) Schwantes
  • Eberlanzia cyathiformis (L.Bolus) H.E.K.Hartmann
  • Eberlanzia dichotoma (L.Bolus) H.E.K.Hartmann
  • Eberlanzia ebracteata (L.Bolus) H.E.K.Hartmann
  • Eberlanzia gravida (L.Bolus) H.E.K.Hartmann
  • Eberlanzia parvibracteata (L.Bolus) H.E.K.Hartmann
  • Eberlanzia schneideriana (A.Berger) H.E.K.Hartmann
  • Eberlanzia sedoides (Dinter & A.Berger) Schwantes

References

  1. "Eberlanzia Schwantes | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  2. Stearn, William (2002). Stearn's Dictionary of Plant Names for Gardeners. London: Cassell. ISBN 978-0-304-36469-5.
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