Dinteranthus
A flowering Dintheranthus wilmotianus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Aizoaceae
Subfamily: Ruschioideae
Tribe: Ruschieae
Genus: Dinteranthus
Schwantes

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

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.

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 list

Large stand of Dinteranthus microspermus puberulus

Dinteranthus contains the following accepted species:

  • Dinteranthus inexpectatus
  • Dinteranthus pole-evansii
  • Dinteranthus puberulus
  • Dinteranthus vanzylii
  • Dinteranthus willmotianus

Kew also lists Dinteranthus microspermus (Dinter & Derenberg) Schwantes and Dinteranthus vallis-mariae (Dinter & Schwantes) B.Fearn.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Dinteranthus Schwantes | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 28 August 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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