| Vanheerdea | |
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| Vanheerdea roodiae | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Aizoaceae |
| Subfamily: | Ruschioideae |
| Tribe: | Ruschieae |
| Genus: | Vanheerdea L.Bolus ex H.E.K.Hartmann |
| Synonyms | |
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Vanheerdia L.Bolus | |
Vanheerdea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Aizoaceae.[1] It is also in Tribe Ruschieae.
It is native to the Cape Provinces of the South African Republic.[1]
Known species
As accepted by Kew:[1]
- Vanheerdea divergens (L.Bolus) L.Bolus ex S.A.Hammer
- Vanheerdea primosii (L.Bolus) L.Bolus ex H.E.K.Hartmann
- Vanheerdea roodiae (N.E.Br.) L.Bolus ex H.E.K.Hartmann
The genus name of Vanheerdea is in honour of Pieter van Heerde (1893–1979), a South African teacher and plant collector.[2] It was first described and published in Bradleya Vol.10 on page 15 in 1992.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Vanheerdea L.Bolus ex H.E.K.Hartmann | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 12 March 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.
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