Peersia

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Peersia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Aizoaceae
Genus: Peersia
L.Bolus
Peersia macradenia Peersia macradenia 1DS-II 3-6092.jpg
Peersia macradenia

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

It is native to the Cape Provinces in the South African Republic. [1]

The genus name of Peersia is in honour of Victor Stanley Peers (1874–1940), an Australian botanist, plant collector, and amateur archeologist. [2] It was first described and published in Fl. Pl. South Africa Vol.7 on table 264 in 1927. [1]

Known species

According to Kew: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Peersia L.Bolus | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 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.