Fenestraria
Sign in to saveFenestraria (known as '''babies' toes''') is a (possibly monotypic) genus of succulent plants in the family Aizoaceae, native to the Namaqualand in Namibia and the Cape Provinces of South Africa.
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- Instance of
- monotypic taxon
- Parent taxon
- Ruschieae
- Image
- Fenestraria rhopalophylla.jpg
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- taxon name
- Fenestraria
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Fenestraria
- taxon common name
- 棒叶花属
- Commons category
- Fenestraria
- taxonomic type
- Fenestraria rhopalophylla
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Fenestraria (known as '''babies' toes') is a (possibly monotypic) genus of succulent plants in the family Aizoaceae, native to the Namaqualand in Namibia and the Cape Provinces of South Africa.
==Description== thumb|left|200px| F. rhopalophylla in flower thumb|left|200px|F. rhopalophylla subsp. aurantica The only species currently recognised in this genus is Fenestraria rhopalophylla. Each leaf has an epidermal window, a transparent window-like area, at its rounded tip, it is for these window-like structures that the genus is named (Latin: fenestra).
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