Dorotheanthus

Dorotheanthus
Dorotheanthus bellidiformis
Systematics
Eudicotyledons Nuclear eudicotyledons Order : Clove-like (Caryophyllales) Family : Midday flowers (Aizoaceae) Subfamily : Ruschioideae Genre : Dorotheanthus
Scientific name
Dorotheanthus
Schwantes

Dorotheanthus is a genus of plants belonging to the Aizoaceae family. The generic name Dorotheanthus was given by Gustav Schwantes in honor of his mother Dorothea.

description

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They are succulent plants. The color of the radial symmetry flowers ranges from white, pink, orange to yellow and they have a diameter of up to 5 centimeters. The flowering period is from August to mid-October.

Systematics and distribution

The species grow in South Africa ( Capensis ) in the flat, sandy plains of the Cape Peninsula and along the west coast up to Springbok , they are particularly numerous near the cities of Ysterfontein and Darling.

The genus includes the following species:

• Dorotheanthus apetalus (Lf) NEBr.
• Dorotheanthus bellidiformis (Burm.f.) NEBr
  • Dorotheanthus bellidiformis subsp. bellidiformis
  • Dorotheanthus bellidiformis subsp. hestermalensis Ihlenf. & Struck
• Dorotheanthus booysenii (L.) L. Bolus
• Dorotheanthus gramineus (Haw.) Schwantes
• Dorotheanthus maughanii (NEBr.) Ihlenf. & Struck
• Dorotheanthus rourkei (L.) L. Bolus
• Dorotheanthus ulularis Brusse

proof

literature

• Dorotheanthus : In: Gideon Smith u. a .: Mesembs of the World: Illustrated Guide to a Remarkable Succulent Group . Briza Publications 1998, ISBN 1-875093-13-3 , pp. 70-73.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Systax University of Ulm
2. ↑ Dorotheanthus : In: Gideon Smith u. a .: Mesembs of the World: Illustrated Guide to a Remarkable Succulent Group . Briza Publications 1998, p. 72