Esterhuysenia

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

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

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
  1. "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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