Aizoanthemum

Aizoanthemum
Aizoanthemum hispanicum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Aizoaceae
Subfamily: Aizooideae
Genus: Aizoanthemum
Dinter ex Friedrich
Species[1]

5; see text

Aizoanthemum is a small genus of plant in the family Aizoaceae, native to southern Angola and western Namibia. It has only 5 species. Before being given their own genus, these species were considered a subgenus of Aizoon. The genus name comes from the Greek "anthemon" (flowering) and for the similarity to the genus Aizoon.[2]

Species

Five species are accepted.[1]

  • Aizoanthemum dinteri (Schinz) Friedrich
  • Aizoanthemum galenioides (Fenzl ex Sond.) Friedrich
  • Aizoanthemum membrum-connectens Dinter ex Friedrich
  • Aizoanthemum mossamedense (Welw. ex Oliv.) Friedrich
  • Aizoanthemum rehmannii (Schinz) H.E.K.Hartmann

Formerly placed here

See also

References

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  1. ^ a b "Aizoanthemum Dinter ex Friedrich". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
  2. ^ Eggli, Urs; Newton, Leonard E. (2004). Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer. p. 4. ISBN 978-3-540-00489-9. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
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