Orthopterum

Summary

Orthopterum is a genus of succulent plant in the family Aizoaceae, subfamily Ruschioideae. It is a low, clump-forming plant with thick, fleshy leaves and yellow flowers.

Orthopterum
Specimen of Orthopterum coeganum at Huntington Botanical Desert Garden
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Aizoaceae
Subfamily: Ruschioideae
Tribe: Ruschieae
Genus: Orthopterum
L.Bolus[1]

Species edit

  • Orthopterum coeganum
  • Orthopterum waltoniae

References edit

  1. ^ "Genus: Orthopterum L. Bolus". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Area. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
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