The Aizoaceae, or fig-marigold family, is a large family of dicotyledonous flowering plants containing 135 genera and about 1800 species. They are commonly known as ice plants or carpet weeds. They are often called vygies in South Africa and New Zealand. Highly succulent species that resemble stones are sometimes called mesembs.
Joseph Marie Henry Alfred Perrier de la Bâthie was a French botanist who specialized in the plants of Madagascar.
Soejatmia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Poaceae. It just contains one species, Soejatmia ridleyi(Gamble) K.M.Wong
Todaroa is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae. It just contains one known species, Todaroa aurea.
Hans Schinz was a Swiss explorer and botanist who was a native of Zürich.
Jaques Étienne Gay was a Swiss-French botanist, civil servant, collector and taxonomist. His name is associated with plants in standardised botanical nomenclature, e.g. Crocus sieberi J.Gay. He was the most famous of the students of botanist Jean François Aimée Gaudin with whom he began collecting plants at the age of 14. He was married to Rosalie Nillion.
Arthur Francis George Kerr (1877–1942) was an Irish medical doctor. He is known particularly now for his botanical work, which was important for the study of the flora of Thailand.
Perrierosedum is a genus of succulent plants of the family Crassulaceae that is endemic to Madagascar and contains only the single species Perrierosedum madagascariense.
Dorotheantheae is a small tribe of annual succulents in the Aizoaceae subfamily Ruschioideae. Though it originally comprised three genera, Cleretum remains as the only recognised genus. Dorotheantheae are endemic to the western and south-western parts of South Africa. The type genus is Dorotheanthus, despite it being no longer recognised.
Cleretum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Aizoaceae, native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa.
Adelmeria is a genus of perennial herbs in the family Zingiberaceae which are endemic to the Philippines. Previoulsy, Adelmeria had been considered a synonym of the genus Alpinia, however, after a study showed Alpina to be highly polyphyletic, it was determined in 2019 that Adelmeria was a distinct genus.
Ledebouriella is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae. It only contains one known species, Ledebouriella multiflora(Ledeb.) H.Wolff.
Leipoldtia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Aizoaceae.
Schlechteranthus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Aizoaceae.
Pisoniella is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Nyctaginaceae. It only contains one known species, Pisoniella arborescens(Lag. & Rodr.) Standl.
Parsana is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Urticaceae. It just contains one species, Parsana malekianaParsa & Maleki
Eokochia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Amaranthaceae. The only species is Eokochia saxicola.
Lopriorea is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Amaranthaceae. The only species is Lopriorea ruspolii.
Merrittia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Asteraceae. The only species is Merrittia benguetensisMerr.
Herbstia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Amaranthaceae. It only contains one species, Herbstia brasiliana(Moq.) Sohmer It is within the Amaranthoideae subfamily.
