| Esterhuysenia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Aizoaceae |
| Subfamily: | Ruschioideae |
| Tribe: | Ruschieae |
| Genus: | Esterhuysenia L.Bolus |
Esterhuysenia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Aizoaceae.
Its native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa.
The genus name of Esterhuysenia is in honour of Elsie Elizabeth Esterhuysen (1912ā2006), a South African botanist, and it was first described and published in J. S. African Bot. Vol.33 on page 308 in 1967.
Known species:
- Esterhuysenia alpina L.Bolus
- Esterhuysenia drepanophylla (Schltr. & A.Berger) H.E.K.Hartmann
- Esterhuysenia inclaudens (L.Bolus) H.E.K.Hartmann
- Esterhuysenia knysnana (L.Bolus) van Jaarsv.
- Esterhuysenia mucronata (L.Bolus) Klak
- Esterhuysenia stokoei (L.Bolus) H.E.K.Hartmann
References
- ^ "Esterhuysenia L.Bolus | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, DāL. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-2676-9.
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