Dinteranthus

Dinteranthus
A flowering Dintheranthus wilmotianus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Aizoaceae
Genus: Dinteranthus

Dinteranthus is a genus in the Aizoaceae family of plants. It occurs in the arid northwestern parts of the Northern Cape Province, South Africa and the southeastern parts of Namibia.

Description and taxonomy

The plants are mesembs, and resemble those genera within the Aizoaceae family to which they are most closely related; namely Lithops, Lapidaria and Schwantesia, although they require even less water and have a distinctive keel along the lower leaf surface.

Species list

It contains the following species:

Large stand of Dinteranthus microspermus puberulus
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References

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