Stoeberia
Genus of flowering plant
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Stoeberia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Aizoaceae.[1]
| Stoeberia | |
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| Stoeberia fructescens | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Aizoaceae |
| Subfamily: | Ruschioideae |
| Tribe: | Ruschieae |
| Genus: | Stoeberia Dinter & Schwantes |
| Synonyms | |
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Ruschianthemum Friedrich | |
It is native to Namibia and also the Cape Provinces in the South African Republic.[1]
The genus name of Stoeberia is in honour of Ernst Stoeber (1889–1927?), a German teacher and botanist in Lüderitz in present-day Namibia.[2] It was first described and published in Z. Sukkulentenk. Vol.3 on page 17 in 1927.[1]
Known species
According to Kew:[1]
- Stoeberia arborea van Jaarsv.
- Stoeberia beetzii (Dinter) Dinter & Schwantes
- Stoeberia carpii Friedrich
- Stoeberia frutescens (L.Bolus) van Jaarsv.
- Stoeberia giftbergensis (L.Bolus) van Jaarsv.
- Stoeberia gigas (Dinter) Dinter & Schwantes
- Stoeberia utilis (L.Bolus) van Jaarsv.