''Peersia'' is a genus of
flowering plants belonging to the family
Aizoaceae.
It is native to the Cape Provinces in the South African Republic.
The genus name of ''Peersia'' is in honour of Victor Stanley Peers (1874–1940), an Australian botanist, plant collector, and amateur
archeologist.
It was first described and published in Fl. Pl. South Africa Vol.7 on table 264 in 1927.
Known species
According to Kew:
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Peersia frithii''
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Peersia macradenia''
*''
Peersia vanheerdei''
References
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Aizoaceae
Aizoaceae genera
Plants described in 1927
Flora of the Cape Provinces
Taxa named by Louisa Bolus