Aizoanthemum
Sign in to saveAizoanthemum 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.
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GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderCaryophyllales
- FamilyAizoaceae
Native toAngola, Cape Provinces, Namibia
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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.
==Species== Five species are accepted. Aizoanthemum dinteri Aizoanthemum galenioides Aizoanthemum membrum-connectens Aizoanthemum mossamedense Aizoanthemum rehmannii