''Marlothistella'' is a genus of
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 belonging to the family
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 d ...
.
It is native to the
Cape Provinces within South African.
The genus name of ''Marlothistella'' is in honour of
Rudolf Marloth (1855–1931), a German-born South African botanist, pharmacist and analytical chemist, best known for his ''Flora of South Africa''.
It was first described and published in Gartenwelt Vol.32 on page 599 in 1928.
Species Known, according to Kew:
*''
Marlothistella stenophylla''
*''
Marlothistella uniondalensis''
References
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Aizoaceae
Aizoaceae genera
Plants described in 1928
Flora of the Cape Provinces