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Vanheerdea
Vanheerdea roodiae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Aizoaceae
Subfamily: Ruschioideae
Tribe: Ruschieae
Genus: Vanheerdea
L.Bolus ex H.E.K.Hartmann
Synonyms

Vanheerdia L.Bolus

Vanheerdea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Aizoaceae.[1] It is also in Tribe Ruschieae.

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

Known species

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As accepted by Kew:[1]

The genus name of Vanheerdea is in honour of Pieter van Heerde (1893–1979), a South African teacher and plant collector.[2] It was first described and published in Bradleya Vol.10 on page 15 in 1992.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Vanheerdea L.Bolus ex H.E.K.Hartmann | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  2. ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.