Dintera
Genus of plants
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Dintera is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Plantaginaceae. It contains just one species, Dintera pterocaulis Stapf, which comes from Namibia.[1]
| Dintera | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae |
| Genus: | Dintera Otto Stapf (1900) |
| Species: | D. pterocaulis |
| Binomial name | |
| Dintera pterocaulis Stapf (1900) | |
The genus name of Dintera is in honour of Kurt Dinter (1868–1945), a German botanist and explorer in South West Africa.[2] The Latin specific epithet of pterocaulis refers to petro meaning rock or stone and 'caulis' (a Greek word) meaning stem or stalk.[citation needed] It was first published and described by German botanist Otto Stapf in Mém. Herb. Boissier Vol.20 on page 29 in 1900.[3]