''Peersia'' 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 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 ...

. 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 Archaeology or archeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscap ...

. It was first described and published in Fl. Pl. South Africa Vol.7 on table 264 in 1927.

Known species

According to Kew: *''

Peersia frithii ''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 botan ...

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Peersia macradenia ''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 botan ...

'' *'' Peersia vanheerdei''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q3374196 Aizoaceae Aizoaceae genera Plants described in 1927 Flora of the Cape Provinces Taxa named by Louisa Bolus