Stoeberia
| Stoeberia | |
|---|---|
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| Stoeberia fructescens | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Aizoaceae |
| Subfamily: | Ruschioideae |
| Tribe: | Ruschieae |
| Genus: | Stoeberia Dinter & Schwantes |
| Synonyms | |
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Ruschianthemum Friedrich | |
Stoeberia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Aizoaceae.[1]
It is native to Namibia and also the Cape Provinces in the South African Republic.[1]
The genus name of Stoeberia is in honour of Ernst Stoeber (1889–1927?), a German teacher and botanist in Lüderitz in present-day Namibia.[2] It was first described and published in Z. Sukkulentenk. Vol.3 on page 17 in 1927.[1]
Known species
[edit]According to Kew:[1]
- Stoeberia arborea van Jaarsv.
- Stoeberia beetzii (Dinter) Dinter & Schwantes
- Stoeberia carpii Friedrich
- Stoeberia frutescens (L.Bolus) van Jaarsv.
- Stoeberia giftbergensis (L.Bolus) van Jaarsv.
- Stoeberia gigas (Dinter) Dinter & Schwantes
- Stoeberia utilis (L.Bolus) van Jaarsv.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Stoeberia Dinter & Schwantes | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.