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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Aizoaceae |
| Genus: | Hammeria Burgoyne |
Hammeria is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Aizoaceae.
It is native to the Cape Provinces of the South African Republic.
The genus name of Hammeria is in honour of Steven A. Hammer (b. 1951), American botanist, horticulturist and plant collector and specialist in Conophytum. It was first described and published in Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) Vol.70 on page 204 in 1998.
Known species, according to Kew:
- Hammeria cedarbergensis Klak
- Hammeria gracilis Burgoyne
- Hammeria meleagris (L.Bolus) Klak
References
- ^ "Hammeria Burgoyne | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
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