Eberlanzia (plant)

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Eberlanzia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Aizoaceae
Subfamily: Ruschioideae
Tribe: Ruschieae
Genus: Eberlanzia
Schwantes

Eberlanzia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Aizoaceae. Its native range is Namibia and the Cape Provinces of South Africa. [1]

The genus name of Eberlanzia is in honour of Friedrich Eberlanz, amateur naturalist of Lüderitz Bay in Namibia, [2] and it was published and described in Z. Sukkulentenk Vol.2 on page 189 in 1926. [1]

Species

Ten species are accepted. [1]


References

  1. 1 2 3 "Eberlanzia Schwantes | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  2. Stearn, William (2002). Stearn's Dictionary of Plant Names for Gardeners. London: Cassell. ISBN   978-0-304-36469-5.