Frithia
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| Frithia | |
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| Frithia pulchra | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Aizoaceae |
| Genus: | Frithia |
Frithia is a genus of plant in family Aizoaceae. Like several of its close relatives (e.g. Fenestraria) and other plants in its ecotype (e.g. some species of Haworthia and Bulbine) it has leaf-windows as an adaptation to the difficulties of photosynthesis in its arid environment.
The genus contains the following species:
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