| Nelia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Aizoaceae |
| Tribe: | Ruschieae |
| Genus: | Nelia Schwantes (1928) |
| Species [1] | |
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| Synonyms [1] | |
SterropetalumN.E.Br. (1928) | |
Nelia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Aizoaceae. It includes two species of succulent subshrubs endemic to the Cape Provinces of South Africa. [1]
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.
Pleiospilos is a genus of succulent flowering plants of the family Aizoaceae. It is endemic to the Cape Provinces of South Africa. The name is derived from the Greek pleios "many" and spìlos "spot". The plants are also known as kwaggavy, lewerplant, lewervygie, klipplant, split rock or mimicry plant.
Cephalophyllum is a genus of plants in the family Aizoaceae.
Juttadinteria is a genus of plants in the family Aizoaceae.
Drosanthemum ("dewflowers") is a genus of succulent plants in the ice plant family native to the winter-rainfall regions of southern Africa, including Namibia and the Cape Provinces and Free State of South Africa. Most species bear colorful flowers.
Faucaria is a genus of around 8 species of succulent subtropical flowering plants of the family Aizoaceae. The name comes from the Latin word fauces because of the appearance of "teeth" on the leaves.
Gert Cornelius Nel was a South African botanist. His formal botanical author abbreviation is Nel.
Martin Heinrich Gustav Schwantes was a German archaeologist and botanist specialist of Aizoaceae (Mesembryanthemaceae).
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.
Chasmatophyllum is a genus of succulent plants native to South Africa, Lesotho, and Namibia in southern Africa.
Monilaria is a genus of plants in the family Aizoaceae.
Stomatium is a genus of succulent plants in the ice plant family, Aizoaceae. Members of the genus are native to southern Africa.
Rhombophyllum is a genus of succulent plants in the ice plant family, Aizoaceae. Members of the genus are native to southern Africa.
Bergeranthus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Aizoaceae.
Calamophyllum is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Aizoaceae.
Cylindrophyllum is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Aizoaceae.
Diplosoma is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Aizoaceae.
Erepsia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Aizoaceae.
Hereroa is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Aizoaceae.