Antimima

Antimima
Antimima spec. ( A. lawsonii ?)
Systematics
Eudicotyledons Nuclear eudicotyledons Order : Clove-like (Caryophyllales) Family : Midday flowers (Aizoaceae) Subfamily : Ruschioideae Genre : Antimima
Scientific name
Antimima
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Antimima is a plant kind from the family of aizoaceae (Aizoaceae). The botanical name is derived from the Greek word "antimimos" for imitate and was given because the first known species of this genuslookedvery similar to the species of the genus Argyroderma .

description

They are succulent plants. The radial symmetry flowers are mostly hermaphroditic. The flowers contain many stamens . Some of the stamens have been transformed into coronet-like display organs, giving the impression that the flowers have many petals .

Systematics and distribution

Most species of the genus Antimima occur in the winter rain areas along the southwest coast of Africa . This distribution area extends from Aus in the south of Namibia to the South African province of Eastern Cape . Few species are common in the Karoo .

The genus was established in 1930 by Nicholas Edward Brown . In recent years, some species from the genus Ruschia have been recombined to Antimima . The genus includes the following species:

proof

literature

• Antimima . In: Gideon Smith et al. a .: Mesembs of the World. Illustrated Guide to a Remarkable Succulent Group . Briza Publications 1998, pp. 246-250. ISBN 1-875093-13-3

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Gardeners' Chronicle . Series 3, Volume 87, p. 211, London 1930
2. ^ HEK Hartmann: New combinations in Antimima (Ruschioideae, Aizoaceae) . In: Bothalia . Volume 28, No. 1, pp. 67–82, Pretoria 1998 ( PDF )
3. ↑ Heidrun EK Hartmann (eds.): Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants: Aizoaceae AE . Springer Verlag, Berlin / Heidelberg / New York 2001, ISBN 3-540-41691-9 , pp. 41-65 .

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