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Lemonanthemum

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Lemonanthemum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Aizoaceae
Genus: Lemonanthemum
Klak (2020)
Species:
L. zygophylloides
Binomial name
Lemonanthemum zygophylloides
(L.Bolus) Klak (2020)
Synonyms[1]
  • Drosanthemum zygophylloides (L.Bolus) L.Bolus (1950)
  • Lampranthus zygophylloides (L.Bolus) N.E.Br. (1930)
  • Mesembryanthemum zygophylloides L.Bolus (1927)

Lemonanthemum zygophylloides is a species of flowering plant in the family Aizoaceae. It is a succulent subshrub endemic to the southwestern Cape Provinces of South Africa. It is the sole species in genus Lemonanthemum.[1]

The species was first described as Mesembryanthemum zygophylloides in 1927 by Louisa Bolus. In 2020 it was placed into its own genus, Lemonanthemum.[1]

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