Hallianthus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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
Binomial name
Hallianthus planus
(L.Bolus) H.E.K.Hartmann
Synonyms
  • Leipoldtia compressa L.Bolus
  • Leipoldtia plana (L.Bolus) L.Bolus

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

  1. ^ "Hallianthus H.E.K.Hartmann | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, D–L. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-2676-9.
  4. ^ Lewis, Charlton (1891). An Elementary Latin Dictionary. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199102051.
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