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Dinteranthus
''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. Description and taxonomy The plants are mesembs, and resemble those genera within the family Aizoaceae to which they are most closely related; namely ''Lithops ''Lithops'' is a genus of succulent plants in the ice plant family, Aizoaceae. Members of the genus are native to southern Africa. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words () 'stone' and () 'face', referring to the stone-like appearan ...'', '' Lapidaria'' and '' Schwantesia'', although they require even less water and have a distinctive keel along the lower leaf surface. The genus name of ''Dinteranthus'' is in honour of Kurt Dinter (1868–1945), a German botanist and explorer in South West Africa and the Greek word 'anthos' meaning flower. Species list It contains the following accepted species: *'' Dinteranthus inex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dinteranthus Inexpectatus
''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. Description and taxonomy The plants are mesembs, and resemble those genera within the family Aizoaceae to which they are most closely related; namely ''Lithops'', '' Lapidaria'' and ''Schwantesia'', although they require even less water and have a distinctive keel along the lower leaf surface. The genus name of ''Dinteranthus'' is in honour of Kurt Dinter Moritz Kurt Dinter (10 June 1868 – 16 December 1945) was a German botanist and explorer in South West Africa. Education and career Dinter was born in Bautzen, where he attended the Realschule. Having completed his military service and joi ... (1868–1945), a German botanist and explorer in South West Africa and the Greek word 'anthos' meaning flower. Species list It contains the following accepted species: *'' Dinteranthus inexpe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dinteranthus Willmotianus
''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. Description and taxonomy The plants are mesembs, and resemble those genera within the family Aizoaceae to which they are most closely related; namely ''Lithops'', '' Lapidaria'' and ''Schwantesia'', although they require even less water and have a distinctive keel along the lower leaf surface. The genus name of ''Dinteranthus'' is in honour of Kurt Dinter (1868–1945), a German botanist and explorer in South West Africa and the Greek word 'anthos' meaning flower. Species list It contains the following accepted species: *''Dinteranthus inexpectatus ''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. Description and taxonomy The plants are mesembs, and re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dinteranthus Vallis-mariae
''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. Description and taxonomy The plants are mesembs, and resemble those genera within the family Aizoaceae to which they are most closely related; namely ''Lithops'', '' Lapidaria'' and ''Schwantesia'', although they require even less water and have a distinctive keel along the lower leaf surface. The genus name of ''Dinteranthus'' is in honour of Kurt Dinter (1868–1945), a German botanist and explorer in South West Africa and the Greek word 'anthos' meaning flower. Species list It contains the following accepted species: *''Dinteranthus inexpectatus'' *'' Dinteranthus pole-evansii'' *'' Dinteranthus puberulus'' *'' Dinteranthus vanzylii'' *''Dinteranthus willmotianus ''Dinteranthus'' is a genus of plants in the family Aizoaceae. It occurs in the arid northwestern parts of the Northern Cape ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dinteranthus Microspermus
''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. Description and taxonomy The plants are mesembs, and resemble those genera within the family Aizoaceae to which they are most closely related; namely ''Lithops'', '' Lapidaria'' and ''Schwantesia'', although they require even less water and have a distinctive keel along the lower leaf surface. The genus name of ''Dinteranthus'' is in honour of Kurt Dinter (1868–1945), a German botanist and explorer in South West Africa and the Greek word 'anthos' meaning flower. Species list It contains the following accepted species: *''Dinteranthus inexpectatus'' *'' Dinteranthus pole-evansii'' *'' Dinteranthus puberulus'' *'' Dinteranthus vanzylii'' *''Dinteranthus willmotianus'' Kew also lists '' Dinteranthus microspermus'' (Dinter & Derenberg) Schwantes and ''Dinteranthus vallis-mariae ''Dinteranth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dinteranthus Pole-evansii
''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. Description and taxonomy The plants are mesembs, and resemble those genera within the family Aizoaceae to which they are most closely related; namely ''Lithops'', '' Lapidaria'' and ''Schwantesia'', although they require even less water and have a distinctive keel along the lower leaf surface. The genus name of ''Dinteranthus'' is in honour of Kurt Dinter (1868–1945), a German botanist and explorer in South West Africa and the Greek word 'anthos' meaning flower. Species list It contains the following accepted species: *''Dinteranthus inexpectatus'' *'' Dinteranthus pole-evansii'' *'' Dinteranthus puberulus'' *'' Dinteranthus vanzylii'' *''Dinteranthus willmotianus'' Kew also lists ''Dinteranthus microspermus'' (Dinter & Derenberg) Schwantes and ''Dinteranthus vallis-mariae ''Dinteranthu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dinteranthus Puberulus
''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. Description and taxonomy The plants are mesembs, and resemble those genera within the family Aizoaceae to which they are most closely related; namely ''Lithops'', '' Lapidaria'' and ''Schwantesia'', although they require even less water and have a distinctive keel along the lower leaf surface. The genus name of ''Dinteranthus'' is in honour of Kurt Dinter (1868–1945), a German botanist and explorer in South West Africa and the Greek word 'anthos' meaning flower. Species list It contains the following accepted species: *''Dinteranthus inexpectatus'' *''Dinteranthus pole-evansii'' *'' Dinteranthus puberulus'' *'' Dinteranthus vanzylii'' *''Dinteranthus willmotianus'' Kew also lists ''Dinteranthus microspermus'' (Dinter & Derenberg) Schwantes and ''Dinteranthus vallis-mariae ''Dinteranthus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dinteranthus Vanzylii
''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. Description and taxonomy The plants are mesembs, and resemble those genera within the family Aizoaceae to which they are most closely related; namely ''Lithops'', '' Lapidaria'' and ''Schwantesia'', although they require even less water and have a distinctive keel along the lower leaf surface. The genus name of ''Dinteranthus'' is in honour of Kurt Dinter (1868–1945), a German botanist and explorer in South West Africa and the Greek word 'anthos' meaning flower. Species list It contains the following accepted species: *''Dinteranthus inexpectatus'' *''Dinteranthus pole-evansii'' *''Dinteranthus puberulus'' *'' Dinteranthus vanzylii'' *''Dinteranthus willmotianus'' Kew also lists ''Dinteranthus microspermus'' (Dinter & Derenberg) Schwantes and ''Dinteranthus vallis-mariae ''Dinteranthus' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lapidaria Margaretae
''Lapidaria'' is a monotypic genus of dwarf succulent plants in the family Aizoaceae. The only species it contains is ''Lapidaria margaretae'', also known as the Karoo rose. Description ''Lapidaria margaretae'' resembles those genera within the family Aizoaceae to which it is most closely related; namely ''Lithops'', ''Dinteranthus'' and ''Schwantesia''. However, while ''Lithops'' and ''Dinteranthus'' will typically only have one pair of leaves, ''L. margaretae'' has two to four pairs of leaves. Each leaf is 1.5–2 cm long and 1 cm wide. Clumps of up to three heads may be formed with age. The plant is mostly dormant during the hot summer and cold winter, only growing during the spring and autumn, with flowering occurring in the latter, or in early winter. It flowers with a single 5 cm wide yellow flower that can eclipse the plant. This flower contains 6 or 8 sepals, up to around 100 petals (always a multiple of three) and 300–500 stamens. It opens during the day ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurt Dinter
Moritz Kurt Dinter (10 June 1868 – 16 December 1945) was a German botanist and explorer in South West Africa. Education and career Dinter was born in Bautzen, where he attended the Realschule. Having completed his military service and joined the Botanic Gardens at Dresden and Strasbourg to further his botanical and horticultural interests. He was appointed assistant to Prof. Carl Georg Oscar Drude, the plant geographer, in Dresden. As a result of his keen interest in exotic succulents, he was selected by Sir Thomas Hanbury to manage his acclimatisation garden, the Giardini Botanici Hanbury at La Mortola, near Ventimiglia on the Italian Riviera. This garden had a large collection of South African bulbs and succulents. He also spent about six months at Kew, returned to La Mortola and decided on a trip to South West Africa. He landed at Swakopmund in June 1897, having sailed on the "Melitta Bohlem". Dinter started his collection in the countryside around Swakopmund, moved on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aizoaceae
The Aizoaceae, or fig-marigold family, is a large family of dicotyledonous flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...s containing 135 genus, 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 plant, succulent species that resemble stones are sometimes called mesembs. Description The family Aizoaceae is widely recognised by taxonomists. It once went by the botanical name "Ficoidaceae", now disallowed. The APG II system of 2003 (unchanged from the APG system of 1998) also recognizes the family, and assigns it to the order Caryophyllales in the clade core eudicots. The APG II system also classes the former families Mesembryanthemaceae Fenzl, S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aizoaceae Genera
The Aizoaceae, or fig-marigold family, is a large Family (biology), family of dicotyledonous flowering plants containing 135 genus, 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 plant, succulent species that resemble stones are sometimes called mesembs. Description The family Aizoaceae is widely recognised by taxonomists. It once went by the botanical name "Ficoidaceae", now disallowed. The APG II system of 2003 (unchanged from the APG system of 1998) also recognizes the family, and assigns it to the order Caryophyllales in the clade core eudicots. The APG II system also classes the former families Mesembryanthemaceae Fenzl, Sesuviaceae Horan. and Tetragoniaceae Link under the family Aizoaceae. The common Afrikaans name "vygie" meaning "small fig" refers to the capsule (fruit), fruiting capsule, which resembles the true fig. Glistening epidermal bladder cell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schwantesia
''Schwantesia'' is a genus of plant in the family Aizoaceae. It is named in honor of the German botanist and archaeologist Gustav Schwantes (1881 - 1960).Genaust, Helmut (1976). ''Etymologisches Wörterbuch der botanischen Pflanzennamen'' ''Schwantesia'' species resemble those genera within the family Aizoaceae to which they are most closely related; namely ''Lithops'', ''Dinteranthus ''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. Description and taxonomy The plants are mesembs, and res ...'' and '' Lapidaria''. Species include: * '' Schwantesia constanceae'' References Aizoaceae genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa named by Kurt Dinter {{Aizoaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
