Dinteranthus
{{Short description|Genus of succulents}}
{{Automatic taxobox
|image = Dintheranthus wilmotianus1.jpg
|image_caption = A flowering Dintheranthus wilmotianus
|display_parents = 2
|taxon = Dinteranthus
|authority = Schwantes
|type_species = Dinteranthus microspermus
}}
Dinteranthus is a genus of plants in the family Aizoaceae. It occurs in the arid northwestern parts of the Northern Cape Province, South Africa and the south-eastern parts of Namibia.{{cite web |title=Dinteranthus Schwantes {{!}} Plants of the World Online {{!}} Kew Science |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:16164-1 |website=Plants of the World Online |access-date=28 August 2021 |language=en}}
Description
The plants are mesembs, and resemble those genera within the family Aizoaceae 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.
The genus name of Dinteranthus is in honour of Kurt Dinter (1868–1945), a German botanist and explorer in South West Africa and the Greek word 'anthos' meaning flower.{{cite book | last=Quattrocchi | first=Umberto | title=CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, D–L | publisher=CRC Press | location=Boca Raton, Florida | year=2000 | isbn=978-0-8493-2676-9}}
Species
Dinteranthus contains the following accepted species:
| class="wikitable" | ||
| Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|
| Dinteranthus inexpectatus {{au|(Dinter) Schwantes}} | Namibia | |
| 120px | Dinteranthus microspermus {{au|(Dinter & Derenberg) Schwantes}} | Namibia |
| Dinteranthus pole-evansii {{au|(N.E.Br.) Schwantes}} | Cape Provinces | |
| 120px | Dinteranthus puberulus {{au|N.E.Br.}} | Cape Provinces |
| 120px | Dinteranthus vallis-mariae {{au|(Dinter & Schwantes) B.Fearn}} | Namibia. |
| Dinteranthus vanzylii {{au|(L.Bolus) Schwantes}} | Cape Provinces | |
| 120px | Dinteranthus wilmotianus {{au|L.Bolus}} | Cape Provinces |
References
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External links
- {{Commons category-inline|Dinteranthus|Dinteranthus}}
- {{Wikispecies-inline|Dinteranthus|Dinteranthus}}
- [http://succulentguide.com/cactus/?genus=Dinteranthus&PHPSESSID=132edd4a45410f68fd38a69088de0253 Succulent guide.com Genus: Dinteranthus]
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