Antimima aurasensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Aizoaceae |
Genus: | Antimima |
Species: | A. aurasensis |
Binomial name | |
Antimima aurasensis | |
Antimima aurasensis is a species of plant in the family Aizoaceae. [2] [3] It is endemic to Namibia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and rocky areas.
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Antimima is a succulent plant genus in the family Aizoaceae, indigenous to South Africa and Namibia.
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Antimima eendornensis is a species of plant in the family Aizoaceae. It is endemic to Namibia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and rocky areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Antimima modesta is a species of plant in the family Aizoaceae. It is endemic to Namibia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and rocky areas.
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Trichodiadema barbatum is succulent plant of the genus Trichodiadema, native to the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.
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Eberlanzia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Aizoaceae.
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