Vanzijlia

Last updated

Vanzijlia
Scientific classification Red Pencil Icon.png
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Aizoaceae
Subfamily: Ruschioideae
Tribe: Ruschieae
Genus: Vanzijlia
L.Bolus
Species:
V. annulata
Binomial name
Vanzijlia annulata
(A.Berger) L.Bolus
Synonyms [1]

Species synonymy

  • Mesembryanthemum angustipetalumL.Bolus
  • Mesembryanthemum annulatumA.Berger
  • Vanzijlia angustipetala(L.Bolus) N.E.Br.

Vanzijlia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Aizoaceae. It only contains one known species, Vanzijlia annulata. [2]

It is native to the Cape Provinces of the South African Republic. [2]

The genus name of Vanzijlia is in honour of Dorothy Constantia van Zijl (1886–1938), South African plant collector. [3] The Latin specific epithet of annulata means ring-shaped or with an annulus. [4] Both the genus and the species were first described and published in Fl. Pl. South Africa Vol.7 on table 262 in 1927. [1] [2] The genus is recognized by the United States Department of Agriculture and the Agricultural Research Service, but they do not list any known species. [5]

Related Research Articles

Soejatmia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Poaceae. It just contains one species, Soejatmia ridleyi(Gamble) K.M.Wong

<i>Afrofittonia</i> Genus of flowering plants

Afrofittonia commonly known as the hunter's weed, is a genus of plants in the family Acanthaceae. There is only one species in the genus, Afrofittonia silvestris. It is found in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and Nigeria. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss due to Oil & gas drilling.

Aenhenrya is a monotypic genus of terrestrial orchids that spread by means of underground rhizomes. Only one species is known, Aenhenrya rotundifolia, a very rare plant and endemic to southern India.

Miersiella is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the Burmanniaceae, first described as a genus in 1903. It contains only one known species, Miersiella umbellataUrb. It is native to South America.

Vailia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apocynaceae. It just contains one species, Vailia mucronataRusby

<i>Viviania</i> Genus of flowering plants

Viviania is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Francoaceae.

Schenckochloa is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Poaceae. It only contains one known species, Schenckochloa barbata(Hack.) J.J.Ortíz

<i>Vahlodea</i> Species of flowering plants

Vahlodea is a monotypic genus of plants in the grass family. The only known species is Vahlodea atropurpurea(Wahlenb.) Fr.

<i>Wangenheimia</i> Genus of grasses

Wangenheimia is a monotypic genus of plants in the grass family. The only known species is Wangenheimia lima,

<i>Xatardia</i> Species of flowering plant

Xatardia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae. It only contains one known species, 'Xatardia scabra'(Lapeyr.) Meisn.

Volkensinia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Amaranthaceae. It only contains one known species; 'Volkensinia prostrata'(Volkens ex Gilg) Schinz It is in the subfamily of Amaranthoideae.

Periclesia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Ericaceae. It only contains one known species, Periclesia flexuosaA.C.Sm. It is also with the Vaccinioideae subfamily and the Vaccinieae tribe.

Afrotrewia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae. It only contains one known species, Afrotrewia kamerunicaPax & K.Hoffm.

Stayneria is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Aizoaceae. It contains a single species, Stayneria neilii. It is in the subfamily Ruschioideae and the tribe Ruschieae.

Schouwia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae. It only contains one known species, Schouwia purpurea(Forssk.) Schweinf.

Savignya is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae. It only contains one known species, Savignya parviflora(Delile) Webb

Ruelliopsis is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Acanthaceae. It only contains one known species, Ruelliopsis setosa(Nees) C.B.Clarke

Stewartiella is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae. According to Kew; it only contains one known species, Stewartiella crucifolia(Gilli) Hedge & Lamond

Sebastiano-schaueria is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Acanthaceae. The only known species is Sebastiano-schaueria oblongata.

Schinziella is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gentianaceae. The only species is Schinziella tetragona.

References

  1. 1 2 "Vanzijlia annulata". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "Vanzijlia". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN   184533731X.
  5. ↑ "Genus Vanzijlia L. Bolus". npgsweb.ars-grin.gov. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.