''Ottosonderia'' 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 ...

. Its native range is the

Cape Provinces The Cape Provinces of South Africa is a biogeographical area used in the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD). It is part of the WGSRPD region 27 Southern Africa. The area has the code "CPP". It includes the Sout ...

in South Africa. The genus name of ''Ottosonderia'' is in honour of

Otto Wilhelm Sonder Otto Wilhelm Sonder (18 June 1812, Bad Oldesloe – 21 November 1881) was a German botanist and pharmacist. Life A native of Holstein, Sonder studied at Kiel University, where he sat pharmaceutical examinations in 1835, before becoming the prop ...

(1812–1881), a German botanist and pharmacist. It was first described and published in Notes Mesembryanthemum Vol.3 on page 292 in 1958.

Known species

According to Kew: *''

Ottosonderia monticola ''Ottosonderia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Aizoaceae. Its native range is the Cape Provinces in South Africa. The genus name of ''Ottosonderia'' is in honour of Otto Wilhelm Sonder (1812–1881), a German botanist a ...

'' *'' Ottosonderia obtusa''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q3022418 Aizoaceae Aizoaceae genera Plants described in 1958 Flora of the Cape Provinces Taxa named by Louisa Bolus