Dinteranthus
| Dinteranthus | |
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| A flowering Dintheranthus wilmotianus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Aizoaceae |
| Subfamily: | Ruschioideae |
| Tribe: | Ruschieae |
| Genus: | Dinteranthus Schwantes |
Dinteranthus is a genus of plants in the family Aizoaceae. It occurs in the arid northwestern parts of the Northern Cape Province, South Africa and the southeastern parts of Namibia.
Description and taxonomy
The plants are mesembs, and resemble those genera within the family Aizoaceae to which they are most closely related; namely Lithops, Lapidaria and Schwantesia, although they require even less water and have a distinctive keel along the lower leaf surface.
Species list
It contains the following species:
- Dinteranthus inexpectatus
- Dinteranthus pole-evansii
- Dinteranthus puberulus
- Dinteranthus vanzylii
- Dinteranthus willmotianus
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References
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