Ottosonderia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Aizoaceae
Subfamily: Ruschioideae
Tribe: Ruschieae
Genus: Ottosonderia
L.Bolus

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

Its native range is the Cape Provinces in South Africa.[1]

The genus name of Ottosonderia is in honour of Otto Wilhelm Sonder (1812–1881), a German botanist and pharmacist.[2] It was first described and published in Notes Mesembryanthemum Vol.3 on page 292 in 1958.[1]

Known species

According to Kew:[1]

  • Ottosonderia monticola (Sond.) L.Bolus
  • Ottosonderia obtusa L.Bolus

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Ottosonderia L.Bolus | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  2. Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
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