Aizoanthemum is a small genus of plant in the family Aizoaceae, native to southern Angola and western Namibia. It has only 5 species. Before being given their own genus, these species were considered a subgenus of Aizoon. The genus name comes from the Greek "anthemon" (flowering) and for the similarity to the genus Aizoon.[2]
| Aizoanthemum | |
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| Aizoanthemum hispanicum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Aizoaceae |
| Subfamily: | Aizooideae |
| Genus: | Aizoanthemum Dinter ex Friedrich |
| Species[1] | |
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5; see text | |
Species
editFive species are accepted.[1]
- Aizoanthemum dinteri (Schinz) Friedrich
- Aizoanthemum galenioides (Fenzl ex Sond.) Friedrich
- Aizoanthemum membrum-connectens Dinter ex Friedrich
- Aizoanthemum mossamedense (Welw. ex Oliv.) Friedrich
- Aizoanthemum rehmannii (Schinz) H.E.K.Hartmann
Formerly placed here
edit- Aizoanthemopsis hispanica (L.) Klak (as Aizoanthemum hispanicum (L.) H.E.K.Hartmann)
See also
editReferences
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- 1 2 "Aizoanthemum Dinter ex Friedrich". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
- ↑ Eggli, Urs; Newton, Leonard E. (2004). Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer. p. 4. ISBN 978-3-540-00489-9. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
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