Biology:Peersia

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Short description: Genus of flowering plant

Peersia
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Aizoaceae
Genus: Peersia
L.Bolus

Peersia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Aizoaceae.[1]

It is native to the Cape Provinces in the South African Republic.[1]

The genus name of Peersia is in honour of Victor Stanley Peers (1874–1940), an Australian botanist, plant collector, and amateur archeologist.[2] It was first described and published in Fl. Pl. South Africa Vol.7 on table 264 in 1927.[1]

Known species

According to Kew:[1]

  • Peersia frithii (L.Bolus) L.Bolus
  • Peersia macradenia (L.Bolus) L.Bolus
  • Peersia vanheerdei (L.Bolus) H.E.K.Hartmann

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3374196 entry