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Esterhuysenia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Aizoaceae.[1]
| Esterhuysenia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Aizoaceae |
| Subfamily: | Ruschioideae |
| Tribe: | Ruschieae |
| Genus: | Esterhuysenia L.Bolus |
Its native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa.[1]
The genus name of Esterhuysenia is in honour of Elsie Elizabeth Esterhuysen (1912–2006), a South African botanist,[2] and it was first described and published in J. S. African Bot. Vol.33 on page 308 in 1967.[1]
Known species:[1]
- Esterhuysenia alpina L.Bolus
- Esterhuysenia drepanophylla (Schltr. & A.Berger) H.E.K.Hartmann
- Esterhuysenia inclaudens (L.Bolus) H.E.K.Hartmann
- Esterhuysenia knysnana (L.Bolus) van Jaarsv.
- Esterhuysenia mucronata (L.Bolus) Klak
- Esterhuysenia stokoei (L.Bolus) H.E.K.Hartmann
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