''Gunniopsis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the iceplant family,

Aizoaceae 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 Ne ...

. These plants are found in areas of inland Australia. ''Gunniopis'' comprises 14 species that were once members of the genera ''

Aizoon ''Aizoon'' or ''Aizoön'' is a genus of flowering plants in the iceplant family, Aizoaceae. Distribution Apart from A. canariense (which is native to Macaronesia, North Africa, Southern Africa, Horn of Africa and West Asia) all species are nat ...

'', ''Gunnia'' and ''Neogunnia''. The name of the genus honours the botanist and politician Ronald Campbell Gunn. The genus was first formally described by the botanist Ferdinand Pax in 1889 in Engler and

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's work '' Die Naturlichen Pflanzenfamilien''. The name is derived from the Greek word ''opsis'' meaning resembling which alludes to the resemblance of the genus to the genus '' Gunnia''. Members of this genus are

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with the habit of a small shrub or herb. The plants are widespread throughout the eremaean zones of Western Australia and South Australia with some species extending into the areas in the Northern Territory, Queensland and New South Wales. Found in arid areas the plants are often found in shrubland area with saline soils in and around salt lake systems. The shrub-like '' Gunniopsis quadrifida'' has the largest distribution of all the species.

Species

The 14 recognised species belonging to the ''Gunniopsis'' genera are listed below: *'' Gunniopsis calcarea'' Chinnock Nullarbor gunniopsis or yellow flowered pigface *'' Gunniopsis calva'' Chinnock *'' Gunniopsis divisa'' Chinnock *'' Gunniopsis glabra'' ( Ewart) C.A.Gardner *'' Gunniopsis intermedia'' Diels yellow salt star *'' Gunniopsis kochii'' ( R.Wagner) Chinnock Koch's pigface *'' Gunniopsis papillata'' Chinnock *'' Gunniopsis propinqua'' Chinnock *'' Gunniopsis quadrifida'' ( F.Muell.) Pax sturts pigface *'' Gunniopsis rodwayi'' ( Ewart) C.A.Gardner *'' Gunniopsis rubra'' Chinnock *'' Gunniopsis septifraga'' ( F.Muell.) Chinnock green pigface *'' Gunniopsis tenuifolia'' Chinnock narrow-leaf pigface *'' Gunniopsis zygophylloides'' ( F.Muell.) Diels twin-leaf pigface

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q145899 Aizoaceae genera