Vanheerdea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Aizoaceae.[1] It is also in Tribe Ruschieae.
Vanheerdea | |
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Vanheerdea roodiae | |
Scientific 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 |
It is native to the Cape Provinces of the South African Republic.[1]
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]