Hallianthus
| Hallianthus | |
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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: | Hallianthus H.E.K.Hartmann |
| Species: | H. planus
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| Binomial name | |
| Hallianthus planus (L.Bolus) H.E.K.Hartmann
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Hallianthus is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Aizoaceae.[1] It only contains one species, Hallianthus planus[2]
It is native to the Cape Provinces of the South African Republic.[2]
The genus name of Hallianthus is in honour of Harry Hall (1906–1986), a British-born horticulturist, botanist and succulent plant authority.[3] The Latin specific epithet of planus refers to flat.[4] Hallianthus planus was first described and published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. Vol.104 on page 167 in 1983.[2]
References
- ^ "Hallianthus H.E.K.Hartmann | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ a b c "Hallianthus planus (L.Bolus) H.E.K.Hartmann | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, D–L. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-2676-9.
- ^ Lewis, Charlton (1891). An Elementary Latin Dictionary. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199102051.